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

  1. yielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk

Ancestry of “geldr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaldaz
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “geldr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic galdaz