Where does “guld” come from?

guld (Swedish) comes from Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

guld (Swedish): gold; gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune...

Definitions

  1. gold; gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune...

Ancestry of “guld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
2Proto-Germanicgulþągold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “guld”

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