Where does “weddinger” come from?
weddinger (English) comes from English wedding, from Middle English weddynge, from Old English weddung, from Old English weddian, from Proto-West Germanic waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
weddinger (English): One who attends a wedding
Definitions
- One who attends a wedding
Ancestry of “weddinger”, step by step
weddinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wedding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wedding | present participle of wed; Marriage ceremony;... |
| 2 | Middle English | weddynge | wedding |
| 3 | Old English | weddung | betrothal, espousal |
| 4 | Old English | weddian | to pledge, to promise; to betroth; to wed, to... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | waddjōn | to wager, to pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wadjōną | to wager, to pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |