Where does “yielden” come from?

yielden (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.

Ancestry of “yielden”, 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

Words derived from “yielden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Old English ġieldan →