Where does “guldīn” come from?
guldīn (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic gulþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “guldīn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gulþīnaz | golden, made of gold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “guldīn”