Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gulþą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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From 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
Noun
*gulþą n
Inflection
The plural has the voiced Verner alternant, from an old Indo-European collective noun.
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *gulþą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gulþą | *gulþō | |
| vocative | *gulþą | *gulþō | |
| accusative | *gulþą | *gulþō | |
| genitive | *gulþas, *gulþis | *gulþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gulþai | *gulþamaz | |
| instrumental | *gulþō | *gulþamiz | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *golþ
- Old Norse: goll, gull
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸 (gulþ)
- Crimean Gothic: goltz
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- → Proto-Samic: *kollē (see there for further descendants)