Where does “gild” come from?
Gild comes from Middle English gilden, from Old English gylden, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- and ǵʰl̥tóm, both meaning to shine or gleam.
gild (English): To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with...
Definitions
- To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with...
Ancestry of “gild”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gilden | Formed from gold; Covered or decorated with gold;... |
| 2 | Old English | gylden | golden, made of gold |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |