Where does “wedlocked” come from?

wedlocked (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

wedlocked (English): United in wedlock

Definitions

  1. United in wedlock

Ancestry of “wedlocked”, step by step

wedlocked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English wedlock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwedlockThe state of being married; A wife; a married...
2Middle Englishwedlok
3Old Englishwedlācmarriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock
4Old Englishweddpledge, contract
5Proto-West Germanicwadiwager, stake, pledge
6Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos