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

Definitions

  1. to count; to be valid

Ancestry of “gilden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeltento be valid; to count; to hold true; to be...
2Middle High Germangelten—
3Old High Germangeltanto pay
4Proto-West Germanicgeldanto pay for
5Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
6Proto-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-West Germanic geldan →