Where does “ield” come from?

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

ield (Old Frisian): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “ield”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*geld—
2Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *geld →