Where does “dezangajare” come from?
dezangajare (Romanian) comes from Romanian dezangaja, from French désengager, from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
dezangajare (Romanian): disengagement
Definitions
- disengagement
Ancestry of “dezangajare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dezangaja | to disengage |
| 2 | French | désengager | to disengage, withdraw |
| 3 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 4 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 5 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 6 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 7 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 8 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |