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Where does “angažirati” come from?

angažirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German engagieren, 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...

angažirati (Serbo-Croatian): to engage get involved, take an active part; to...

Definitions

  1. to engage get involved, take an active part; to...

Ancestry of “angažirati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanengagierento engage; to get involved, to be involved
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...
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