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

  1. to castrate; to geld, castrate

Ancestry of “gelda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*galdijanąto geld, castrate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gelda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną →