Where does “guldenteken” come from?

guldenteken (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.

guldenteken (Dutch): Dutch guilder sign; the symbol ƒ

Definitions

  1. Dutch guilder sign; the symbol ƒ

Ancestry of “guldenteken”, step by step

guldenteken traces back through two 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 teken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtekensign; signal; character
2Middle Dutchtêkenmark, sign
3Old Dutchtēkan—
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →