Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gulþą
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *ǵʰĺ̥h₃tom (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Compare Proto-Slavic *zolto, Proto-Baltic *želtas, whence Latvian zelts. Disputed relation to *geldaną (“to pay”).
Pronunciation
editNomen
edit*gulþą n
Inflection
editThe plural has the voiced Verner alternant, from an old Indo-European collective noun.
neuter a-stemDeclension of *gulþą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *gulþą | *guldō | |
vocative | *gulþą | *guldō | |
accusative | *gulþą | *guldō | |
genitive | *gulþas, *gulþis | *guldǫ̂ | |
dative | *gulþai | *guldamaz | |
instrumental | *gulþō | *guldamiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *golþ
- Old Norse: gull
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸 (gulþ)
- Crimean Gothic: goltz
- → Proto-Finnic: *kulta (see there for further descendants)
- → Proto-Samic: *kollē (see there for further descendants)