Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/geldą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

A nominal formation related to *geldaną (“to pay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣel.dɑ̃/

Noun

*geldą n

1. that which is paid out; reward, gift, money

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *geldą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*geldą	*geldō
vocative	*geldą	*geldō
accusative	*geldą	*geldō
genitive	*geldas, *gildis	*geldǫ̂
dative	*geldai	*geldamaz
instrumental	*geldō	*geldamiz

Related terms

• *geldaną
• *gildiz

Descendants

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