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Where does “goud” come from?

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

goud (Afrikaans): gold; made out of gold; golden, gold-coloured

Definitions

  1. gold; made out of gold; golden, gold-coloured

Ancestry of “goud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoudgold; or, gold
2Middle Dutchgoutgold
3Old Dutchgoltgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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