Where does “gabut” come from?
gabut (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian gaji, from Malay gaji, from Dutch gage, from French gage, from Middle French gage, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
gabut (Indonesian): of a person: have nothing to do; idle
Definitions
- of a person: have nothing to do; idle
Ancestry of “gabut”, step by step
gabut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian gaji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | gaji | salary; wage, an amount of money paid to a worker... |
| 2 | Malay | gaji | salary; wage, an amount of money paid to a worker... |
| 3 | Dutch | gage | wage for work performed |
| 4 | French | gage | pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty;... |
| 5 | Middle French | gage | — |
| 6 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 7 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 8 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 9 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |