Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/geld

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

money

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*geld
Genitive	*geldas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*geld	geldō, geldōs
Accusative	*geld	*geldā
Genitive	*geldas	*geldō
Dative	*geldē	*geldum
Instrumental	*geldu	*geldum

Descendants

Old English: ġild, ġeld, ġield, ġyld
- Middle English: ȝeld
  - English: yield
  - Scots: ȝeld, ȝeild
- → Medieval Latin: geldum, gildum
  - → English: geld
Old Frisian: geld, ield, 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
    - Afrikaans: geld
  - Limburgish: gèldj
Old High German: kelt, gelt
- Middle High German: gelt
  - Alemannic German: Gäld
  - Bavarian: Goid
    Cimbrian: gèlt
  - Central Franconian: Jeld
    Hunsrik: Geld
  - German: Geld
  - Luxembourgish: Geld
  - Pennsylvania German: Geld
  - Vilamovian: giełd
  - Yiddish: געלט‎ (gelt)
    - → English: gelt