Where does “yeld” come from?

yeld (Middle English) comes from Old English ġilde, from Proto-Germanic gildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

Ancestry of “yeld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġildevaluable, of worth
2Proto-Germanicgildizvaluable, wholesome, precious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “yeld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gildiz →Every word from Old English ġilde →
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