weh₁-d-
“to pledge, to guarantee”Widely acceptedlawexchange
wed, wager, wage, engage, mortgage
Root of Old English weddian "to pledge", Latin vas, vadis "surety", English wed, wager, wage, engage, mortgage.
Related Roots
bʰerǵ-es-“protection, a guarantee”bʰerǵ-mn̥-₂“something protected, a pledge”bʰerh₂-mn̥“an opening made by boring”deh₁-mn̥-₆“something set down, an established law”deh₃-mn̥-₂“a giving, a portion allotted”deh₃-no-“thing given, gift, portion”deh₃-r-₂“a gift, something given freely”deh₃-s-“to give as instruction, to teach”