Where does “waden” come from?

waden (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wedden, from Frankish weddōn, from Proto-West Germanic waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

waden (Plautdietsch): to wager, to bet, to gamble

Definitions

  1. to wager, to bet, to gamble

Ancestry of “waden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwedden—
2Frankishweddōn—
3Proto-West Germanicwaddjōnto wager, to pledge
4Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
5Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
6Proto-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-Germanic wadjōną →