Where does “wedlāc” come from?

wedlāc (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...

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

Definitions

  1. marriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock

Ancestry of “wedlāc”, 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 “wedlāc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wadi →