Where does “geld” come from?
geld (Middle English) comes from Old English geld, from Proto-Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
geld (Middle English): geld, tribute, payment
Ancestry of “geld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | geld | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *geld | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | geldą | That which is paid out; reward, gift, money |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
Words derived from “geld”