Where does “gout” come from?
gout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch golt, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
gout (Middle Dutch): gold
Ancestry of “gout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | golt | gold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “gout”