Where does “weddian” come from?

weddian (Old English) comes 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...

weddian (Old English): to pledge, to promise; to betroth; to wed, to...

Definitions

  1. to pledge, to promise; to betroth; to wed, to...

Ancestry of “weddian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weddian”

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