Where does “gou” come from?

gou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gauw, from Middle Dutch gouwe, from Old Dutch golt, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gou (Afrikaans): quick, quickly

Definitions

  1. quick, quickly

Ancestry of “gou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgauwquickly; soon
2Middle Dutchgouwe—
3Old Dutchgoltgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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