Proto-Germanic

*wadją

‘pledge, guarantee’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *wadją.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *wadją, most familiar first.

• wedding ← weddung ← weddian ← *waddjōn ← *wadjōną
• wage ← gauge ← *waddī
• engage ← engagen ← engagier ← gage ← *wadi
• engagement ← engager ← engager ← engagier ← wadium
• wed ← wedden ← weddian ← *waddjōn ← *wadjōną
• gage ← gager ← *waddi
• wedlock ← wedlok ← wedlāc ← wedd ← *wadi
• engagé ← engager ← engager ← engagier ← wadium
• vadium ← wadium ← *wadja

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *wadją