Where does “ungold” come from?
ungold (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.
ungold (English): Not gold; ungolden
Ancestry of “ungold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Gold | — |
| 2 | Middle English | gold | gold |
| 3 | Old English | gold | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |