Where does “yield” come from?

yield (Portuguese) comes from English yield, from Middle English yielden, from Old English ġieldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

yield (Portuguese): yield the current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond

Definitions

  1. yield the current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond

Ancestry of “yield”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyieldTo pay, give in payment; repay, recompense;...
2Middle Englishyielden—
3Old Englishġieldanto pay; to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite,...
4Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →Every word from Old English ġieldan →