Where does “gilde” come from?
gilde (Danish) comes from Old Danish geldæ, from Old Norse gelda, from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
gilde (Danish): party, do; feast; guild
Ancestry of “gilde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | geldæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | gelda | to castrate; to geld, castrate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *galdijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |