Where does “bladguld” come from?

bladguld (Danish) comes from Danish blad, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bladguld (Danish): gold leaf

Definitions

  1. gold leaf

Ancestry of “bladguld”, step by step

bladguld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish blad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbladleaf; petal; blade
2Old Norseblaða leaf of a plant; herb
3Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Danish guld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishguldgold
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-