Where does “galder” come from?

galder (Middle English) comes from Old English galdor, from Proto-West Germanic *galdr — singing, song.

galder (Middle English): magic

Definitions

  1. magic

Ancestry of “galder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgaldorsong, incantation; enchantment, spell,...
2Proto-West Germanic*galdrsinging, song
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *galdr →Every word from Old English galdor →