Reconstruction:Old Dutch/geldan

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *geldan (to pay for), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ-.

Verb edit

*geldan

  1. to pay

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Dutch: gelden
    • Dutch: gelden
    • Limburgish: gèlje