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Where does “ȝeldynge” come from?

ȝeldynge (Middle English) comes from Old English ġyldende, from Old English ġieldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

Ancestry of “ȝeldynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġyldende—
2Old Englishġieldanto pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,...
3Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “ȝeldynge”

  • yielding
  • unyielding
  • unyieldingly
  • yieldingly
  • yieldingness
  • unyieldingness
  • nonyielding
  • overyielding
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