Where does “weddung” come from?

weddung (Old English) comes from Old English weddian, 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...

weddung (Old English): betrothal, espousal

Definitions

  1. betrothal, espousal

Ancestry of “weddung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweddianto pledge, to promise; to betroth; to wed, to...
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 “weddung”

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