Where does “wagery” come from?

wagery (English) comes from English slavery, from English slaver, from English slave, from Middle English sclave, from French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “wagery”, step by step

wagery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slavery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslaveryAn institution or social practice of owning human...
2EnglishslaverTo drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber; To...
3EnglishslaveA person who is held in servitude as the property...
4Middle Englishsclaveslave individual held in slavery
5Frenchesclaveslave
6Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
7Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
8Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνόςSlavic
9Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
10Proto-Slavicslovoword
11Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English wage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwageAn amount of money paid to a worker for a...
2Middle EnglishwageA wage; earnings; Money reserved for the payment...
3Anglo-Normanwagewave; Alternative form of gage
4Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-