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Where does “Gold” come from?

Gold (German) comes from Middle High German golt, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic golþ — gold.

Gold (German): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “Gold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangolt—
2Old High Germangold—
3Proto-West Germanicgolþgold

Words derived from “Gold”

  • Goldberg
  • Goldschmidt
  • Goldbergian
  • Goldschmidtian
  • Goldrausch
  • Goldfisch
  • goldrichtig
  • Katzengold
  • Goldlack
  • Goldschnabelralle
  • goldig
  • goldfarbig
  • Goldhochzeit
  • Goldlagerstätte
  • Goldspecht
  • goldglänzend
  • Goldgewinnung
  • Goldmünze
  • Goldbulle
  • Zahngold
  • goldhaltig
  • goldgrün
  • Blattgold
  • Goldesel
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