Where does “dezangaja” come from?

dezangaja (Romanian) comes from French désengager, 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...

dezangaja (Romanian): to disengage

Definitions

  1. to disengage

Ancestry of “dezangaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésengagerto disengage, withdraw
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...

Words derived from “dezangaja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wadjąEvery word from Frankish wadi