Where does “angajare” come from?
angajare (Romanian) comes from Romanian angaja, 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...
angajare (Romanian): engagement
Definitions
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Ancestry of “angajare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | angaja | to employ, hire; to get hired; to commit oneself |
| 2 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 3 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 4 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 5 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 6 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 7 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |