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

Definitions

  1. golden

Ancestry of “גאָלדן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאָלדgold; darling
2Middle High Germangold—
3Old High Germangold—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-West Germanic golþ →Every word from Old High German gold →Every word from Middle High German gold →