Where does “גאָלדוואַרג” come from?

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

גאָלדוואַרג (Yiddish): goldware

Definitions

  1. goldware

Ancestry of “גאָלדוואַרג”, step by step

גאָלדוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גאָלד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאָלדgold; darling
2Middle High Germangold—
3Old High Germangold—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold

via Yiddish ־וואַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־וואַרגness
Every word from Proto-West Germanic golþ →Every word from Old High German gold →Every word from Middle High German gold →