gelden

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to pay, to satisfy a payment
  • to buy
  • to compensate, to give recompense
  • to yield, to produce
  • (of a promise) to keep, to come through on

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *geldan inherited from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (pay, compensate, yield, have give value, have value) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (pay, repay, pay for).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰeldʰ-

Gloss

pay, repay, pay for

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

払

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