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Where does “ġieldende” come from?

ġieldende (Old 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 “ġieldende”, 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 “ġieldende”

  • yielding
  • unyielding
  • unyieldingly
  • yieldingly
  • yieldingness
  • unyieldingness
  • nonyielding
  • overyielding
  • ȝeldynge
  • ȝeldinde
  • ȝeldand
  • ȝeldinge
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