Where does “yolden” come from?

yolden (English) comes from Middle English yolden, from Old English golden, from Proto-Germanic guldanaz, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

yolden (English): past participle of yield

Definitions

  1. past participle of yield

Ancestry of “yolden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyoldenyielded
2Old Englishgolden—
3Proto-Germanicguldanaz—
4Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic guldanaz →