Where does “gyldighet” come from?
gyldighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gyldig, from German gültig, from Middle High German gülte, from German gelten, from Middle High German gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
gyldighet (Norwegian Bokmål): validity
Definitions
- validity
Ancestry of “gyldighet”, step by step
gyldighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål gyldig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gyldig | valid |
| 2 | German | gültig | valid, validated, legal; available |
| 3 | Middle High German | gülte | income, interest |
| 4 | German | gelten | to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be... |
| 5 | Middle High German | gelten | — |
| 6 | Old High German | geltan | to pay |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | geldan | to pay for |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |