gulden

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɣʏl.dən/

adj
Definitions
  • golden, made of gold
  • (metaphor) precious, excellent

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch guldijn inherited from Old Dutch *guldīn inherited from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (golden, made of gold) suffix from Dutch, Flemish goud (gold) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰelh₃-

Gloss

shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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