Where does “iGauteng” come from?

iGauteng (Sotho) comes from Sotho gauta, from Afrikaans goud, from Dutch goud, from Middle Dutch gout, from Old Dutch golt, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “iGauteng”, step by step

iGauteng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sotho gauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sothogauta—
2Afrikaansgoudgold; made out of gold; golden, gold-coloured
3Dutchgoudgold; or, gold
4Middle Dutchgoutgold
5Old Dutchgoltgold
6Proto-Germanicgulþągold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Proto-Indo-European teng-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “iGauteng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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