Where does “engagemang” come from?
engagemang (Swedish) comes from French engagement, 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...
engagemang (Swedish): commitment, interest, enthusiasm, involvement, the degree of voluntary participation
Definitions
- commitment, interest, enthusiasm, involvement, the degree of voluntary participation
Ancestry of “engagemang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | engagement | commitment; engagement |
| 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... |