Where does “weddon” come from?

weddon (Old Dutch) comes from Frankish weddōn, from Proto-West Germanic waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

weddon (Old Dutch): to wager, to bet

Definitions

  1. to wager, to bet

Ancestry of “weddon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishweddōn—
2Proto-West Germanicwaddjōnto wager, to pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
4Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “weddon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadjōną →