Where does “gouwe” come from?

gouwe (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.

Ancestry of “gouwe”, step by step

gouwe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch golt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgoltgold
2Proto-Germanicgulþągold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Middle Dutch gâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgâ—
2Old Dutchgā—
3Proto-Germanicganhuzfast, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Old Dutch ā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchā—
2Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “gouwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →