Where does “engagier” come from?

engagier (Old French) comes from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

engagier (Old French): to use as a guarantee

Definitions

  1. to use as a guarantee

Ancestry of “engagier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgagewage; payment
2Frankishwaddī—
3Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
4Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
5Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “engagier”

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