gelt

gelt · noun¹

1. Irish · borrowed fromgeilt
2. Irish · borrowed fromgeilt
3. English todaygelt

Borrowed from Irish geilt.

gelt · noun²

Variation of gilt.

gelt · verb, noun³

See geld.

gelt · noun⁴

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*geldą“reward, gift, money”
2. Yiddish · derived fromגעלט
3. Middle Dutch · derived fromgelt
4. Old High German · derived fromgelt“payment, money”
5. Middle High German · derived fromgelt
6. English todaygelt

In the basic sense of "money", attested since the early 16th century, initially from (an Early New High German continuation of) Middle High German gelt (modern German Geld), from Old High German gelt (“payment, money”), or in some cases from (an Early Modern Dutch continuation of) Middle Dutch gelt. Later, and in the Jewish-related senses, from Yiddish געלט (gelt). The German, Dutch and Yiddish words are all from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”). Doublet of native words geld and yield.

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