Where does “Weißgold” come from?

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

Weißgold (German): white gold

Definitions

  1. white gold

Ancestry of “Weißgold”, step by step

Weißgold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangoldgold (chemical element, Au)
2Middle High Germangolt—
3Old High Germangold—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic golþ →Every word from Old High German gold →Every word from Middle High German golt →