Where does “pledgor” come from?

pledgor (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.

pledgor (English): Alternative spelling of pledger; One who engages...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of pledger; One who engages...

Ancestry of “pledgor”, step by step

pledgor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English OR

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishORInclusive or; either one proposition or the other...
2Middle Englishōror
3Middle Frenchorgold
4Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
5Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
6Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
7Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
8Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
9LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
10Latin-idustending to
11Proto-Italic*-iðos

via English pledge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpledgeTo make a solemn promise; To deposit something as...
2Middle Englishplege
3Anglo-Normanplegepledge; surety
4Old Frenchplegepledge; surety
5Medieval Latinplevium
6Latinplebiō
7Frankishplegan
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