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Where does “goldney” come from?

goldney (English) comes from English gold, from Middle English gold, from Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

goldney (English): A fish, the gilthead

Definitions

  1. A fish, the gilthead

Ancestry of “goldney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoldA heavy yellow elemental metal of great value,...
2Middle Englishgoldgold
3Old Englishgoldgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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