Where does “galder” come from?

galder (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse geldr, from Proto-Germanic galdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

galder (Old Swedish): song; charm, incantation, spell

Definitions

  1. song; charm, incantation, spell

Ancestry of “galder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
2Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galdaz →Every word from Old Norse geldr →