Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/geld

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 Proto-Germanic *geldą.

Noun

*geld n

payment

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*geld
Genitive	*geldas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*geld	*geldu
Accusative	*geld	*geldu
Genitive	*geldas	*geldō
Dative	*geldē	*geldum
Instrumental	*geldu	*geldum

Derived terms

*werageld

Descendants

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