געלט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt (“payment, money”) (compare German Geld), from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“reward, gift, money”).

Compare Dutch geld (“money”), Danish gjæld (“debt”), Swedish gäld (“debt”), English geld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛɫt/

Noun

געלט • (gelt) n, plural געלטער (gelter)

  1. money

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: gelt
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