Where does “gullmedalje” come from?

gullmedalje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk medalje, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus — to put, to place; to locate.

gullmedalje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gold medal

Definitions

  1. a gold medal

Ancestry of “gullmedalje”, step by step

gullmedalje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk medalje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmedaljea medal
2Frenchmédaillemedal
3Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
4Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
5Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
6Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
7Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
8Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
9Old Latinstlocus
10Proto-Italicstlokos
11Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Norwegian Nynorsk gull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgullgold
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus
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