Where does “golden” come from?
Golden comes from Middle English gilden, from Old English gylden, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ǵʰelh₃-.
golden (English): Made of, or relating to, gold; Having a colour or...
Definitions
- Made of, or relating to, gold; Having a colour or...
Ancestry of “golden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | golden | Formed from gold; Decorated or covered with gold;... |
| 2 | Middle English | gulden | Alternative form of gilden |
| 3 | Dutch | gulden | golden, made of gold; precious, excellent,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | guldijn | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | guldīn | golden |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gulþīnaz | golden, made of gold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |