Where does “walgeld” come from?

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

walgeld (Dutch): fee levied on mooring vessels

Definitions

  1. fee levied on mooring vessels

Ancestry of “walgeld”, step by step

walgeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch geld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeldmoney; not pregnant; male
2Middle Dutchgelde—
3Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
4Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Dutch wal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwalcoast, shore; earthen levee as protection against...
2Middle Dutchwalwhale
3Old Dutchwalwhale
4Proto-GermanicWahalazthe river Waal
5Latinvacalusnow the Waal
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