Where does “ȝelden” come from?
ȝelden (Middle English) comes from Old English ġieldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
ȝelden (Middle English): to yield, pay
Ancestry of “ȝelden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġieldan | to pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
Words derived from “ȝelden”