געלט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt (“payment, money”) (compare German Geld), from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“reward, gift, money”).

Compare Dutch geld (“money”), Danish gjæld (“debt”), Swedish gäld (“debt”), English yield.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛɫt/

Noun

געלט • (gelt) n, plural געלטער (gelter)

1. money

Derived terms

• טרינקגעלט (trinkgelt)
• בירגעלט (birgelt)

Descendants

• → English: gelt