Where does “engajamento” come from?

engajamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese engajar, 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...

engajamento (Portuguese): engagement feeling of being compelled

Definitions

  1. engagement feeling of being compelled

Ancestry of “engajamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseengajarto engage to hold the attention of
2Frenchengagerto pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to...
3Old Frenchengagierto use as a guarantee
4Old Frenchgagewage; payment
5Frankishwaddī
6Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
7Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
8Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-