Gelta
[ˈɡɛl.tə]Meaning
Icelandic word from Proto-Germanic *galtjan, "to bay, bark"
Background Story
Gelta comes from the Proto-Germanic *galtjan, meaning "to bay, bark", which in turn derives from *gelt, a dental extension of the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰel-, "to shout". It is related to the Proto-Germanic *galaną, "to yell, shout". The sources checked do not record it as a personal name.
