Where does “bladgoud” come from?

bladgoud (Dutch) comes from Dutch blad, from Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch blāt, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

bladgoud (Dutch): gold leaf

Definitions

  1. gold leaf

Ancestry of “bladgoud”, step by step

bladgoud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch blad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbladleaf; sheet of paper, leaf; page
2Middle Dutchblatleaf; page; panel
3Old Dutchblāt—
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch goud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoudgold; or, gold
2Middle Dutchgoutgold
3Old Dutchgoltgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →