Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/geldō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *geldan +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*geldō m

1. one who pays, payer
2. debtor

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*geldō
Genitive	*gildini, *geldan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*geldō	*geldan
Accusative	*geldan	*geldan
Genitive	*gildini, *geldan	*geldanō
Dative	*gildini, *geldan	*geldum
Instrumental	*gildini, *geldan	*geldum

Synonyms

• *geldārī

Descendants

• Old English: ġielda, ġylda
  • Middle English: yelde, ȝulde
• Old Frisian: jelda
• Old Saxon: *geldo (attested in Old Saxon biorgeldo)
  • Middle Low German: gelde
• Old High German: *gelto (attested in Old High German zinsgelto)
  • Middle High German: gelte
    • German: Gelte