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

Definitions

  1. geld, tribute, payment

Ancestry of “geld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgeld—
2Proto-Germanic*geld—
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “geld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *geld →