vergelten
German (Berlin)
/fɛʁˈɡɛltən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- to retaliate
- to reward
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German vergelten inherited from Old High German firgeltan inherited from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną (pay back) prefix from German gelten (be worth, be valued, apply, count, be regarded).
Origin
German (Berlin)
gelten
Gloss
be worth, be valued, apply, count, be regarded
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foryield English
- yield English
- Vergeltung German
- Vergeltungsangriff German
- Vergeltungsmaßnahme German
- entgelten German
- gelten German
- gelden Dutch, Flemish
- vergelden Dutch, Flemish
- vergelding Dutch, Flemish
- *frageldaną Proto-Germanic
- forgieldan Old English
- forġieldan Old English
- foryelden Middle English
- forȝelden Middle English
- vergelden Middle Dutch
- firgeltan Old High German
- gelten Middle High German
- vergelten Middle High German
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- fargeldan Old Dutch
- foryeild Scots
- yeild Scots
- forjelda Old Frisian