Where does “golt” come from?

golt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

golt (Old Dutch): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “golt”, step by step

golt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gulþą

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

via Proto-West Germanic golþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgolþgold

Words derived from “golt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tómEvery word from Proto-Germanic gulþą