Where does “wodegeld” come from?

wodegeld (Middle English) comes from Old English *wudġeld, 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.

wodegeld (Middle English): woodgeld

Definitions

  1. woodgeld

Ancestry of “wodegeld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English*wudġeld—
2Old Englishgeld—
3Proto-Germanic*geld—
4Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *geld →