Where does “zaangażowany” come from?
zaangażowany (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...
zaangażowany (Polish): engaged, committed, involved
Definitions
- engaged, committed, involved
Ancestry of “zaangażowany”, 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... |