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
Ancestry of “yolden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yolden | yielded |
| 2 | Old English | golden | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | guldanaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |