Where does “guild” come from?

Guild comes from Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi, meaning a payment or contribution.

guild (English): A group or association mainly of tradespeople...

Definitions

  1. A group or association mainly of tradespeople...

Ancestry of “guild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgilde—
2Old Norsegildipayment, guild

Words derived from “guild”

Every word from Old Norse gildi →Every word from Middle English gilde →