Where does “guage” come from?

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

Ancestry of “guage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
2Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Frankish wadi →