Proto-Indo-European

*gʰeldʰ-

‘to repay, pay’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ-, most familiar first.

• yield ← yielden ← ġieldan ← *geldan ← *geldaną
• geld
• yauld ← yeld ← ġilde ← *gildiz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ-