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Where does “gieldan” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “gieldan”, 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 “gieldan”

  • yield
  • yielding
  • unyielding
  • yieldeth
  • unyieldingly
  • yieldingly
  • yieldingness
  • yieldest
  • unyieldingness
  • nonyielding
  • outyield
  • overyielding
  • yieldable
  • postyield
  • yieldance
  • yieldless
  • yieldy
  • unyieldly
  • misyield
  • upyield
  • yieldly
  • ȝeldinde
  • ȝeldinge
  • ȝeldynge
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