Where does “gylden” come from?

gylden (Danish) comes from Dutch gulden, from Middle Dutch guldijn, from Old Dutch guldīn, from Proto-Germanic gulþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gylden (Danish): gulden, guilder former currency unit in the Netherlands, symbol G or fl

Definitions

  1. gulden, guilder former currency unit in the Netherlands, symbol G or fl

Ancestry of “gylden”, step by step

gylden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gulden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchguldengolden, made of gold; precious, excellent,...
2Middle Dutchguldijn—
3Old Dutchguldīngolden
4Proto-Germanicgulþīnazgolden, made of gold
5Proto-Germanicgulþągold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Old Norse gullinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegullinngolden
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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