Other Word Forms of Wergeld
Origin of Wergeld
From Middle English wergeld, from Old English wergeld (“compensation for a man killed"), from Proto-Germanic *werageldaz (“weregild"), equivalent to wer (“man") +"Ž geld (“payment"). Cognate with German Wergeld. More at wer, geld.
Middle English wargeld from Old English wergeld wer man wī-ro- in Indo-European roots geld payment
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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