Where does “gage” come from?

gage (Middle English) comes 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 (Middle English): Alternative form of cage; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cage; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “gage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gage”

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