Where does “güllig” come from?

güllig (Low German) comes from Middle Low German gülde, from Middle Low German gelden, from Old Saxon geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

güllig (Low German): valid, validated, legal; available

Definitions

  1. valid, validated, legal; available

Ancestry of “güllig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangüldeworth; effect, validity
2Middle Low Germangelden—
3Old Saxongeldanto pay
4Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “güllig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Old Saxon geldan →