vadium
English
noun
Definitions
- (legal) A pledge or security; bail.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vadium derived from Frankish *wadja (pledge) derived from Proto-Germanic *wadją (pledge, guarantee).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wadją
Gloss
pledge, guarantee
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vadium Latin
- *wedʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wadją Proto-Germanic
- *wadjō Proto-Germanic
- *wadjōną Proto-Germanic
- wedd Old English
- wedlac Old English
- veð Old Norse
- engagier Old French
- wetti Old High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 Gothic
- *wadi gmw-pro
- *waddi, *wadi Frankish
- *waddī, *wadi Frankish
- *wadi Frankish
- *wadja Frankish