Where does “gelda” come from?
gelda (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
gelda (Old Norse): to castrate; to geld, castrate
Definitions
- to castrate; to geld, castrate
Ancestry of “gelda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *galdijaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “gelda”