Where does “gag'gie” come from?

gag'gie (Norman) comes from Norman gagi, from Old French guagier, 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...

gag'gie (Norman): gerund of gagi; betting

Definitions

  1. gerund of gagi; betting

Ancestry of “gag'gie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normangagito bet
2Old Frenchguagier—
3Frankishwaddī—
4Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
5Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
6Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Frankish wadi →