Where does “ielda” come from?

ielda (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

ielda (Old Frisian): to pay, recompense

Definitions

  1. to pay, recompense

Ancestry of “ielda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgeldanto pay for
2Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geldan →