Where does “Gold” come from?
Gold (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German gôlt, from Old Saxon gōld, from Proto-West Germanic golþ — gold.
Gold (German Low German): gold; or
Ancestry of “Gold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | gôlt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | gōld | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | golþ | gold |