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Where does “weddi” come from?

weddi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Ancestry of “weddi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weddi”

  • wed
  • oefenwedstrijd
  • wedstrijd
  • wedde
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