Where does “žold” come from?

žold (Czech) comes from Middle High German sold, from Old French solt, from Late Latin soldum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

žold (Czech): soldier's pay

Definitions

  1. soldier's pay

Ancestry of “žold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansold—
2Old Frenchsolt—
3Late Latinsoldumpay; nominative neuter singular of soldus;...
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “žold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →