Where does “niedgield” come from?

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

niedgield (Old English): tribute, exaction, a forced payment

Definitions

  1. tribute, exaction, a forced payment

Ancestry of “niedgield”, step by step

niedgield traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġield

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġieldpayment, tribute
2Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

via Old English nīed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīedneed, compulsion
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force

Words derived from “niedgield”

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