Where does “gelt” come from?

gelt (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

gelt (Old High German): payment, money

Definitions

  1. payment, money

Ancestry of “gelt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gelt”

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