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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”

  • wergeld
  • Schweigegeld
  • geldgeil
  • Geldstrafe
  • Geldschein
  • Kopfgeldjäger
  • Taschengeld
  • Trinkgeld
  • Münzgeld
  • Streikgeld
  • geldgierig
  • Geldstück
  • Schmiergeld
  • Geld
  • Geldsumme
  • Termingeld
  • Steuergeld
  • Bestechungsgeld
  • Geldgier
  • geldhungrig
  • Abordnungsgeld
  • Kopfgeld
  • Geldsack
  • geldpolitisch
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