Where does “gelstrą” come from?

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

gelstrą (Proto-Germanic): tax, tribute, offering; that which is payed,...

Definitions

  1. tax, tribute, offering; that which is payed,...

Ancestry of “gelstrą”, 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 “gelstrą

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