Where does “geld” come from?

geld (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gjalda, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

geld (Icelandic): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “geld”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	gjalda	to pay
2	Old Norse	gjalda	to repay, return; to give; to pay for, suffer on...
3	Proto-Germanic	geldaną	to pay; to have/give value
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʰeldʰ-	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 Old Norse gjalda →