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Where does “angaja” come from?

angaja (Romanian) comes from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

angaja (Romanian): to employ, hire; to get hired; to commit oneself

Definitions

  1. to employ, hire; to get hired; to commit oneself

Ancestry of “angaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchengagerto pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to...
2Old Frenchengagierto use as a guarantee
3Old Frenchgagewage; payment
4Frankishwaddī—
5Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
6Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
7Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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