Where does “gilden” come from?
gilden (German) comes from German gelten, from Middle High German gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
gilden (German): to count; to be valid
Ancestry of “gilden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gelten | to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gelten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | geltan | to pay |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | geldan | to pay for |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
Words derived from “gilden”