Where does “gelde” come from?

gelde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Norse geldr, from Proto-Germanic galdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “gelde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
2Proto-Germanicgaldaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gelde

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-