Where does “yelden” come from?

yelden (Middle English) comes from Old English ġieldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

yelden (Middle English): to yield; to pay

Definitions

  1. to yield; to pay

Ancestry of “yelden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġieldanto pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,...
2Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Old English ġieldan →
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