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Where does “gjalda” come from?

gjalda (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

gjalda (Old Norse): to repay, return; to give; to pay for, suffer on...

Definitions

  1. to repay, return; to give; to pay for, suffer on...

Ancestry of “gjalda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “gjalda”

  • gälla
  • gjelde
  • gjelda
  • gjelde
  • galt
  • gjalda
  • geld
  • gjaldoyra
  • gjalda
  • gäll
  • gääll
  • skölgäll
  • gælla
  • giælla
  • giælda
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