Where does “goldhord” come from?

goldhord (Old English) comes from Old English hord, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic huzdą, from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo-.

goldhord (Old English): treasure

Definitions

  1. treasure

Ancestry of “goldhord”, step by step

goldhord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhordA hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for...
2Proto-West Germanic*hoʀdtreasure
3Proto-Germanichuzdąhidden treasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankusdʰo-—

via Old English gold

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

Words derived from “goldhord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huzdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd →