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Where does “weddōn” come from?

weddōn (Frankish) comes 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...

Ancestry of “weddōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwaddjōn—
2Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “weddōn”

  • wedden
  • weddenschap
  • wedder
  • wedden
  • weddon
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