goud (Dutch)
Where does "goud" come from?
The Dutch word "goud" traces its ancestry back to the Proto-Indo-European root "ǵʰelh₃-," which referred to colors like green and yellow. This root evolved into the Proto-Germanic "gulþą" and eventually Old Dutch "golt," gradually narrowing in meaning to describe the precious yellow metal we know today.
Full etymology tree
- goud (Dutch), 'gold'
- inherited gout (Middle Dutch), 'gold'
- inherited golt (Old Dutch), 'gold'
- inherited *golþ (Proto-West Germanic), 'gold'
- inherited *gulþą (Proto-Germanic), 'gold'
- derived *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-m (Proto-Indo-European)
- derived *ǵʰelh₃- (Proto-Indo-European), 'green, yellow'
- derived *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-m (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *gulþą (Proto-Germanic), 'gold'
- inherited *golþ (Proto-West Germanic), 'gold'
- inherited golt (Old Dutch), 'gold'
- inherited gout (Middle Dutch), 'gold'
Ancestors
- *ǵʰelh₃- (Proto-Indo-European)
- gout (Middle Dutch)
- golt (Old Dutch)
- *golþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gulþą (Proto-Germanic)
Descendants and derived words
- goud (Afrikaans)
- goud (Afrikaans)
- bladgoud (Dutch)
- boekjesgoud (Dutch)
- de kip met de gouden eieren slachten (Dutch)
- eigen haard is goud waard (Dutch)
- goudader (Dutch)
- goudbaar (Dutch)
- goudblond (Dutch)
- goudbruin (Dutch)
- gouddelver (Dutch)
- gouddraad (Dutch)
Updated July 2026
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