Where does “gelt” come from?
gelt (English) comes from Yiddish געלט, from Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, from Proto-West Germanic geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
gelt (English): A lunatic; Gilding; gilt; simple past tense and...
Definitions
- A lunatic; Gilding; gilt; simple past tense and...
Ancestry of “gelt”, step by step
gelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish געלט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | געלט | money |
| 2 | Middle High German | gelt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gelt | payment, money |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | geld | money |
| 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 |
via Irish geilt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | geilt | dative singular of gealt |