Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gulþīn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz. Equivalent to *golþ (“gold”) +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*gulþīn

1. golden

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*gulþīn
Genitive	*gulþīnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gulþīn	*gulþīnu	*gulþīn
Accusative	*gulþīnanā	*gulþīnā	*gulþīn
Genitive	*gulþīnas	*gulþīneʀā	*gulþīnas
Dative	*gulþīnumē	*gulþīneʀē	*gulþīnumē
Instrumental	*gulþīnu	*gulþīneʀu	*gulþīnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gulþīnē	*gulþīnō	*gulþīnu
Accusative	*gulþīnā	*gulþīnā	*gulþīnu
Genitive	*gulþīneʀō	*gulþīneʀō	*gulþīneʀō
Dative	*gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum	*gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum	*gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum
Instrumental	*gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum	*gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum	*gulþīnēm, *gulþīnum

Descendants

• Old English: gylden
  • Middle English: gilden, gylden
    • English: gilden (archaic), golden (after gold)
• Old Frisian: gelden, golden, gulden
  • Saterland Frisian: goulden
  • West Frisian: gouden
• Old Saxon: guldīn
  • Middle Low German:
    • Plautdietsch: golden
• Old Dutch: guldīn
  • Middle Dutch: golden, gulden
    • Dutch: gouden, gulden
      • Afrikaans: goue, gulde
• Old High German: guldīn
  • Middle High German: guldīn, güldīn, gulden
    • Cimbrian: güllan
    • German: gülden (archaic), golden (after Gold), Gulden (noun)
    • Luxembourgish: gëllen