Where does “*geldan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*geldan”, 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 “*geldan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldaną →
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