Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/guldijā

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Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the zero grade of *geldan.

Noun[edit]

*guldijā f

  1. debt, financial duty
  2. fee, payment

Descendants[edit]

  • ? Old English: gylt m (cannot be directly from this, but possibly related)
  • Old Saxon: *guldia
  • Old Dutch: *gulda
  • Old High German: *gulta