weh₁-d-

“to pledge, to guarantee”

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wed, wager, wage, engage, mortgage

Root of Old English weddian "to pledge", Latin vas, vadis "surety", English wed, wager, wage, engage, mortgage.

bʰerh₂-mn̥“an opening made by boring”bʰerǵ-es-“protection, a guarantee”bʰerǵ-mn̥-₂“something protected, a pledge”deh₁-mn̥-₆“something set down, an established law”deh₁-yt-“something owed, a binding obligation”deh₃-mn̥-₂“a giving, a portion allotted”deh₃-no-“thing given, gift, portion”deh₃-r-₂“a gift, something given freely”