Where does “tjhelete” come from?

tjhelete (Sotho) comes from Afrikaans geld, from Old Dutch geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

tjhelete (Sotho): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “tjhelete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgeldmoney
2Old Dutchgeld—
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Old Dutch geld →