Where does “zaangażować” come from?
zaangażować (Polish) comes from Polish angażować, from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
zaangażować (Polish): to devote, to commit
Definitions
- to devote, to commit
Ancestry of “zaangażować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | angażować | to devote, to commit |
| 2 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 3 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 4 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 5 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 6 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 7 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |