Where does “yielding” come from?
Yielding comes from Middle English ȝeldinge, from Old English ġyldende, the present participle of Old English ġieldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ-.
yielding (English): present participle of yield; Docile, or inclined...
Definitions
- present participle of yield; Docile, or inclined...
Ancestry of “yielding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ȝeldinge | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġyldende | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġieldan | to pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
Words derived from “yielding”