געלט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt (“payment, money”), from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gheldh- (“to pay”). Compare German Geld. Cognate with Dutch geld (“money”), Danish gjæld (“debt”), Swedish gäld (“debt”), English geld.

Noun

געלט (gelt) n, plural געלטער (gelter)

1. money

Descendants

• English: gelt