Where does “gjaldþrot” come from?

gjaldþrot (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gjald, from Old Norse gjald, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

gjaldþrot (Icelandic): bankruptcy

Definitions

  1. bankruptcy

Ancestry of “gjaldþrot”, step by step

gjaldþrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gjald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgjaldfee, payment; second-person singular imperative...
2Old Norsegjaldpayment, tribute
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

via Icelandic þrot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþrotshortage, lack
2Old Norseþrot—
3Proto-Germanic*þrutąexhaustion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Old Norse gjald →