*geldą

Runic: ᚷᛖᛚᛞᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣel.dɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

that which is paid out; reward, gift, money

Etymology

A nominal formation related to *geldaną (‘to pay’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	geldą	geldō
Acc.	geldą	geldō
Gen.	geldas, gildis	geldǫ̂
Dat.	geldai	geldamaz
Inst.	geldō	geldamiz
Voc.	geldą	geldō

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Descendants

*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- geld (Old Dutch)
  - gelt, ghelt, gheld (Middle Dutch)
    - gèldj (Limburgish)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- geld (Old Dutch)
  - gelt, ghelt, gheld (Middle Dutch)
    - geld, gelt (Dutch)
      - xjäält, xält (Jersey Dutch)
      - geld, gelt (Negerhollands)
      - galti (Skepi Creole Dutch)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- geld (Old Dutch)
  - gelt, ghelt, gheld (Middle Dutch)
    - geld, gelt (Dutch)
      - geld (Afrikaans)
        
        tjhelete (Sotho)
        
        tshelede (Venda)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġield, ġild, ġyld, ġeld (Old English)
  - geldum, gildum (Medieval Latin)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġield, ġild, ġyld, ġeld (Old English)
  - ȝeld (Middle English)
    - yield (English)
    - ȝeld, ȝeild (Scots)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- ield, geld, jeld (Old Frisian)
  - jild (North Frisian)
  - Jield, Jäild (Saterland Frisian)
  - jild (West Frisian)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- kelt, gelt (Old High German)
  - gelt (Middle High German)
    - Gäld (Alemannic German)
    - Geld (German)
    - Geld (Luxembourgish)
    - giełd (Vilamovian)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- kelt, gelt (Old High German)
  - gelt (Middle High German)
    - Goid (Bavarian)
      - gèlt (Cimbrian)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- kelt, gelt (Old High German)
  - gelt (Middle High German)
    - Jeld (Central Franconian)
      - Geld (Hunsrik)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- kelt, gelt (Old High German)
  - gelt (Middle High German)
    - ? (Rhine Franconian)
      - Geld (Pennsylvania German)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- kelt, gelt (Old High German)
  - gelt (Middle High German)
    - געלט (gelt) (Yiddish)
      - gelt (English)
*geld (Proto-West Germanic)
- geld (Old Saxon)
  - gelt (Middle Low German)
    - Geld (German Low German)
      - Jelt (Plautdietsch)
gjald (Old Norse)
- gjald (Faroese)
- gjald (Icelandic)
- ?, gjeld (Norwegian)
- gield (Old Gutnish)
gjald (Old Norse)
- giald (Old Danish)
  - gæld (Danish)
gjald (Old Norse)
- giæld, giald, giæl, gæld (Old Swedish)
  - gäld (Swedish)
𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳 (gild) (Gothic)

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