Where does “duizendguldenkruid” come from?

duizendguldenkruid (Dutch) 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.

duizendguldenkruid (Dutch): a centaury, any plant of the genus Centaurium

Definitions

  1. a centaury, any plant of the genus Centaurium

Ancestry of “duizendguldenkruid”, step by step

duizendguldenkruid traces back through 3 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 Dutch duizend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduizendthousand; a thousand
2Middle Dutchdusentthousand
3Old Dutchthūsuntthousand
4Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Dutch kruid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruidherb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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