Where does “veðja” come from?

veðja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

veðja (Old Norse): to bet; to pledge

Definitions

  1. to bet; to pledge

Ancestry of “veðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
2Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “veðja”

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