Where does “zaangażowanie” come from?
zaangażowanie (Polish) comes from Polish zaangażować, from Polish angażować, from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
zaangażowanie (Polish): involvement, engagement, investment
Definitions
- involvement, engagement, investment
Ancestry of “zaangażowanie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zaangażować | to devote, to commit |
| 2 | Polish | angażować | to devote, to commit |
| 3 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 4 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 5 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 6 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 7 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 8 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |