yielding

yielding · verb, adjective¹

1. Old English · inherited fromġyldende
2. Middle English · inherited fromȝeldinge
3. English todayyielding

From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.

yielding · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromyelding
2. English todayyielding

From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.

Yielding · proper noun³

Habitational surname from the villages of Yeldon, in Bedfordshire, or Yalding, in Kent.