Proto-Germanic

*gildiz

‘valuable, wholesome, precious’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *gildiz.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *gildiz, most familiar first.

• gillie ← gille ← gilla ← gildr
• yauld ← yeld ← ġilde

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gildiz