wed

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 402 words | Copyright

wed marry, tr. OE., pass. XII, intr. XIII. OE. weddian covenant, marry, bind in wedlock = MLG. wedden, OHG. wettōn (G. wetten) pledge, wager, ON. veðja pledge, Goth. gawadjōn espouse:- Gmc. *waðjōjan, f. *waðjam pledge (OE. wedd, OS. weddi, Du. wedde, OHG. wetti, G. wette, ON. veð, Goth. wadi), rel. to L. vas, vad- surety.
Hence wedding (-ING1) late OE. weddung.

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