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Where does “wedd” come from?

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

wedd (Old English): pledge, contract

Definitions

  1. pledge, contract

Ancestry of “wedd”, 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 “wedd”

  • wedlac
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