Where does “gold” come from?

gold (Danish) comes from Old Norse geldr, from Proto-Germanic galdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gold (Danish): barren, desolate; sterile; dry

Definitions

  1. barren, desolate; sterile; dry

Ancestry of “gold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
2Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galdaz →Every word from Old Norse geldr →