Where does “geld” come from?

geld (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gelde, from Old Norse geldr, from Proto-Germanic galdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

geld (Dutch): money; not pregnant; male

Definitions

  1. money; not pregnant; male

Ancestry of “geld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgelde—
2Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
3Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “geld”

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