Where does “Goltamakje” come from?

Goltamakje (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Golt, from Middle Low German gôlt, from Old Saxon gōld, from Proto-West Germanic golþ — gold.

Goltamakje (Plautdietsch): goldfinch

Definitions

  1. goldfinch

Ancestry of “Goltamakje”, step by step

Goltamakje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Golt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschGoltgold
2Middle Low Germangôlt—
3Old Saxongōld—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold

via Plautdietsch Amakje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschAmakje—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic golþ →Every word from Old Saxon gōld →Every word from Middle Low German gôlt →