Where does “gjalda” come from?

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

gjalda (Icelandic): to pay

Definitions

  1. to pay

Ancestry of “gjalda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjaldato repay, return; to give; to pay for, suffer on...
2Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “gjalda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Old Norse gjalda →
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