Where does “güldīn” come from?

güldīn (Middle High German) 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.

Ancestry of “güldīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanguldīn—
2Proto-Germanicgulþīnazgolden, made of gold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “güldīn”

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