Where does “goudzoeker” come from?

goudzoeker (Dutch) comes from Dutch zoeker, from Dutch zoeken, from Middle Dutch soeken, from Old Dutch suoken, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

goudzoeker (Dutch): A gold prospector

Definitions

  1. A gold prospector

Ancestry of “goudzoeker”, step by step

goudzoeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zoeker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoekersearcher, seeker; viewfinder
2Dutchzoekento search; to look for, to seek
3Middle Dutchsoekento seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to
4Old Dutchsuokento seek, to look for; to seek, to try to get; to...
5Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
6Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

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 seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →