golden

German (Berlin)

/ɡɔldən/

adj
Definitions
  • golden; gold made of gold
  • golden gold-coloured

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German guldīn inherited from Old High German guldīn inherited from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (golden, made of gold) suffix from German Gold (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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