Where does “wadium” come from?

wadium (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish wadja, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

wadium (Medieval Latin): pledge, legal contract, wage; pledge; legal...

Definitions

  1. pledge, legal contract, wage; pledge; legal...

Ancestry of “wadium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wadium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Frankish wadja →