gold

gold
Meaning

Concepts

gold

golden

gilded

treasure

money

aurum

bronze

silver

gilt

aureate

Au

wealth

copper

darling

aurous

gold medal

precious metal

amber

atomic number 79

gold-colored

goldish

gold coin

metal

bell metal

zinc

pure gold

ambition

end

pewter

of the color of gold

alloy of iron

lead

silver and antimony

tin

bull’s-eye

deep yellow

red

G

gold ornament

peso

blond

shining

babe

baby

dear

dearest

dearie

deary

auric

gold coins

of gold

or

jewelery

precious stones

brass

yellow metal

goldy

yellow

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəʊld/
Etymology

From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Dutch goud, German Gold, Norwegian gull, Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages are Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya).

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