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
- To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense;...
Ancestry of “yield”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yielden | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġieldan | to pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
Words derived from “yield”