Where does “guilder” come from?

guilder (English) comes from Dutch gulden, from Middle Dutch guldijn, from Old Dutch guldīn, from Proto-Germanic gulþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

guilder (English): The former currency unit in the Netherlands,...

Definitions

  1. The former currency unit in the Netherlands,...

Ancestry of “guilder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchguldengolden, made of gold; precious, excellent,...
2Middle Dutchguldijn—
3Old Dutchguldīngolden
4Proto-Germanicgulþīnazgolden, made of gold
5Proto-Germanicgulþągold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “guilder”

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