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Where does “wedlac” come from?

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

wedlac (Old English): marriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock

Definitions

  1. marriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock

Ancestry of “wedlac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweddpledge, contract
2Proto-West Germanicwadiwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “wedlac”

  • wedlock
  • wedlocked
  • nonwedlock
  • wedlok
  • wedlocke
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