Where does “galda” come from?
galda (Proto-Albanian) comes from Old Swedish giælda, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
Ancestry of “galda”, step by step
galda traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish giælda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | giælda | to pay; to suffice as payment |
| 2 | Old Norse | gjalda | to repay, return; to give; to pay for, suffer on... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
via Old Norse gelda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gelda | to castrate; to geld, castrate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *galdijaną | to geld, castrate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |