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Where does “anwadjōn” come from?

anwadjōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

anwadjōn (Frankish): to pledge

Definitions

  1. to pledge

Ancestry of “anwadjōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
2Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “anwadjōn”

  • engage
  • engagement
  • disengagement
  • engager
  • reengagement
  • nonengagement
  • engageth
  • preengagement
  • engageable
  • engagest
  • preengage
  • postengagement
  • engagor
  • re-engage
  • ingaggiatore
  • ingaggiare
  • engagiste
  • engagement
  • engager
  • engage
  • rengager
  • engagieren
  • Engagement
  • engageren
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