Where does “goldwivil” come from?

goldwivil (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon gōld, from Proto-West Germanic golþ — gold.

goldwivil (Old Saxon): rose-chafer

Definitions

  1. rose-chafer

Ancestry of “goldwivil”, step by step

goldwivil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon gōld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongōld—
2Proto-West Germanicgolþgold

via Old Saxon *wivil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*wivilbeetle
Every word from Proto-West Germanic golþ →Every word from Old Saxon gōld →