Where does “דירה־געלט” come from?

דירה־געלט (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.

דירה־געלט (Yiddish): rent payment made by a tenant

Definitions

  1. rent payment made by a tenant

Ancestry of “דירה־געלט”, step by step

דירה־געלט 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 דירה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדירהapartment
2Hebrewדִירָה—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geld →