Where does “ȝeild” come from?

ȝeild (Early Scots) comes from Old English ġelde, from Old Norse geldr, from Proto-Germanic galdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “ȝeild”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ȝeild”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galdaz →Every word from Old Norse geldr →