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
- simple past tense and past participle of geld;...
Ancestry of “gelded”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | geld | Money; To castrate a male; To deprive of anything... |
| 2 | Middle English | geld | geld, tribute, payment |
| 3 | Old English | geld | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *geld | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | geldą | That which is paid out; reward, gift, money |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
Words derived from “gelded”