Where does “gelden” come from?

gelden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch geldan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

gelden (Middle Dutch): to pay, to satisfy; to buy; to compensate, to...

Definitions

  1. to pay, to satisfy; to buy; to compensate, to...

Ancestry of “gelden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgeldanto pay
2Proto-West Germanicgeldanto pay for
3Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “gelden”

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