Where does “גאָלדן” come from?
גאָלדן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גאָלד, from Middle High German gold, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic golþ — gold.
גאָלדן (Yiddish): golden
Ancestry of “גאָלדן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גאָלד | gold; darling |
| 2 | Middle High German | gold | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gold | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | golþ | gold |