Where does “impignare” come from?

impignare (Late Latin) comes from Latin pignus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “impignare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpignuspledge, mortgage; hostage; wager, stake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pignus →