Where does “geld” come from?

geld (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

geld (Proto-West Germanic): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “geld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “geld”

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