Where does “ungüllig” come from?

ungüllig (Low German) comes from Low German güllig, 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.

ungüllig (Low German): invalid

Definitions

  1. invalid

Ancestry of “ungüllig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germangülligvalid, validated, legal; available
2Middle Low Germangüldeworth; effect, validity
3Middle Low Germangelden—
4Old Saxongeldanto pay
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 Old Saxon geldan →