Where does “Gouda” come from?

Gouda (Dutch) comes 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.

Gouda (Dutch): Gouda cheese

Definitions

  1. Gouda cheese

Ancestry of “Gouda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgouwe—
2Old Dutchgoltgold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “Gouda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →