Where does “בירגעלט” come from?

בירגעלט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish געלט, from Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, from Proto-West Germanic geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

בירגעלט (Yiddish): tip, drink-money

Definitions

  1. tip, drink-money

Ancestry of “בירגעלט”, step by step

בירגעלט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish געלט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעלטmoney
2Middle High Germangelt—
3Old High Germangeltpayment, money
4Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
5Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

via Yiddish ביר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבירbeer
2Middle High Germanbier—
3Old High Germanbior—
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geld →