Where does “Wad” come from?

Wad (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wedde, from Old Saxon weddi, from Proto-West Germanic wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Wad (Plautdietsch): a wager, a bet

Definitions

  1. a wager, a bet

Ancestry of “Wad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwedde—
2Old Saxonweddi—
3Proto-West Germanicwadiwager, stake, pledge
4Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
5Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic wadi →