Where does “ġelde” come from?

ġelde (Old English) comes from Old Norse geldr, from Proto-Germanic galdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

ġelde (Old English): barren, unproductive

Definitions

  1. barren, unproductive

Ancestry of “ġelde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
2Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “ġelde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galdaz →Every word from Old Norse geldr →
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