Where does “gëllen” come from?

gëllen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German guldīn, from Proto-Germanic gulþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gëllen (Luxembourgish): golden; to be valid; to count; to be in effect

Definitions

  1. golden; to be valid; to count; to be in effect

Ancestry of “gëllen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanguldīn—
2Proto-Germanicgulþīnazgolden, made of gold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →