Where does “goldgiefa” come from?

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

goldgiefa (Old English): giver of gold, lord

Definitions

  1. giver of gold, lord

Ancestry of “goldgiefa”, step by step

goldgiefa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgoldgold
2Proto-Germanicgulþągold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Old English ġiefa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiefagiver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →