Where does “preengage” come from?
preengage (English) comes from English engagé, from Middle English engagen, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
preengage (English): To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach...
Definitions
- To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach...
Ancestry of “preengage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | engagé | Someone serving under a contract of engagement;... |
| 2 | Middle English | engagen | — |
| 3 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 4 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 5 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 6 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 7 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |