Where does “geldr” come from?
geldr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic galdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
geldr (Old Norse): yielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
Definitions
- yielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
Ancestry of “geldr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | galdaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “geldr”