Where does “*wudġeld” come from?

*wudġeld (Old English) comes from Old English geld, from Proto-Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

Ancestry of “*wudġeld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgeld—
2Proto-Germanic*geld—
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “*wudġeld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *geld →