Where does “guldyn” come from?

guldyn (Polish) comes from Polish gulda, from Polish gula, from Polish kula, from Middle High German kūle.

Ancestry of “guldyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishguldaused to call turkeys
2Polishgulabump
3Polishkulaball; bullet; crutch
4Middle High Germankūle—
Every word from Middle High German kūle →Every word from Polish kula →Every word from Polish gula →
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