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Where does “ġilde” come from?

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

ġilde (Old English): valuable, of worth

Definitions

  1. valuable, of worth

Ancestry of “ġilde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgildizvaluable, wholesome, precious
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “ġilde”

  • yauld
  • yeld
  • yeld
  • geld
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