Where does “giltwood” come from?
giltwood (English) comes from English gilt, from English gild, from Middle English gilden, from Old English gylden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
giltwood (English): Wood that has been gilded or painted gold
Definitions
- Wood that has been gilded or painted gold
Ancestry of “giltwood”, step by step
giltwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gilt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gilt | Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding;... |
| 2 | English | gild | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with... |
| 3 | Middle English | gilden | Formed from gold; Covered or decorated with gold;... |
| 4 | Old English | gylden | golden, made of gold |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |