Where does “Gouds” come from?

Gouds (Dutch) comes from Dutch Gouda, 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.

Gouds (Dutch): of or related to Gouda

Definitions

  1. of or related to Gouda

Ancestry of “Gouds”, step by step

Gouds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Gouda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGoudaGouda cheese
2Middle Dutchgouwe—
3Old Dutchgoltgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Dutch S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchS—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →