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Where does “גאָלד” come from?

גאָלד (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gold, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic golþ — gold.

גאָלד (Yiddish): gold; darling

Definitions

  1. gold; darling

Ancestry of “גאָלד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangold—
2Old High Germangold—
3Proto-West Germanicgolþgold

Words derived from “גאָלד”

  • גאָלדשמיד
  • גאָלדן
  • גאָלדע
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