Where does “gelded” come from?

gelded (English) comes from English geld, from Middle English geld, from Old English geld, from Proto-Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

gelded (English): simple past tense and past participle of geld;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of geld;...

Ancestry of “gelded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeldMoney; To castrate a male; To deprive of anything...
2Middle Englishgeldgeld, tribute, payment
3Old Englishgeld—
4Proto-Germanic*geld—
5Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “gelded”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *geld →