Where does “gage” come from?

gage (Middle French) 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...

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 wadjąEvery word from Frankish wadi