Where does “gage” come from?

gage (French) comes from Middle French gage, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

gage (French): pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty;...

Definitions

  1. pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty;...

Ancestry of “gage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgage
2Old Frenchgagewage; payment
3Frankishwaddī
4Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
5Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
6Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “gage

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-