geltan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay). Cognates include Old Saxon geldan, Dutch gelden, Old English ġieldan (English yield), Old Norse gjalda, (Danish gælde, Swedish gälla), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gildan), 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usgildan) and 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (fragildan).

Verb

geltan

  1. to pay

Conjugation

Descendants

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