English
gilden
From gild + -en.
A compound of gild + -en
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
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Proto-Germanic *gulþijaną ‘to gild, cover with gold’
Proto-West Germanic *gulþijan ‘to gild, cover with gold’
Old English gyldan ‘to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold’
Middle English gilden
English gild
Today it means
verb To make or become golden or gilded
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gilden