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> Proto-Germanic *gulthan "to shine"
gold (n.)
"precious metal noted for its color, luster, malleability, and freedom from rust or tarnish," Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic gulthan "gold" (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German gold, German Gold, Middle Dutch gout, Dutch goud, Old Norse gull, Danish guld, Gothic gulþ), from PIE root ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives denoting gold (the "bright" metal).