Where does “ġieldan” come from?

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

ġieldan (Old English): to pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,...

Definitions

  1. to pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,...

Ancestry of “ġieldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “ġieldan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną