Where does “yield” come from?

Yield comes from Middle English yielden, from Old English ġieldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ-, of uncertain ultimate origin.

yield (English): To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense;...

Definitions

  1. To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense;...

Ancestry of “yield”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyielden—
2Old Englishġieldanto pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,...
3Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “yield”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Old English ġieldan →