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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

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

Words derived from “golt”

  • goudbruin
  • goudgeel
  • goudhamster
  • witgoud
  • bladgoud
  • Goudvis
  • goud
  • goudvis
  • gouden
  • Goudkust
  • goudzoeker
  • goudeerlijk
  • goudsmid
  • goudkoorts
  • goudmijn
  • gout
  • goud
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