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Where does “waddjōn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “waddjōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
2Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “waddjōn”

  • wedding
  • wed
  • unwed
  • newlywed
  • wedder
  • prewedding
  • rewed
  • nonwedding
  • unwedding
  • weddingy
  • unweddable
  • weddinglike
  • weddingzilla
  • miswed
  • wedlease
  • cyberwedding
  • elderwed
  • weddable
  • wedding finger
  • wedding-goer
  • weddinggoer
  • weddingless
  • weddingwear
  • wetten
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