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Where does “wadjōną” come from?

wadjōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

wadjōną (Proto-Germanic): to wager, to pledge

Definitions

  1. to wager, to pledge

Ancestry of “wadjōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “wadjōną”

  • engage
  • engagement
  • wedding
  • wed
  • disengagement
  • unwed
  • newlywed
  • engager
  • reengagement
  • wedder
  • prewedding
  • nonengagement
  • engageth
  • preengagement
  • rewed
  • engageable
  • engagest
  • nonwedding
  • preengage
  • unwedding
  • postengagement
  • weddingy
  • unweddable
  • weddinglike
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