Where does “Gold” come from?

Gold comes from Middle English gold, from Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, ultimately from the root ǵʰelh₃-.

Gold (English): A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value,...

Definitions

  1. A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value,...

Ancestry of “Gold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgoldgold metal
2Old Englishgoldgold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “Gold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →
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