English
goldbeater
Goldbeater comes from Middle English goldbeter.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500goldbeter
- Englishearliest quotation 2004goldbeater
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500goldbeter
- Englishearliest quotation 2004goldbeater
Earliest quotation: 2004, Paul Fattaruso, Travel in the Mouth of the Wolf: “Zebedee went to the goldbeaters shop, which smelled like…”
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
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Proto-Germanic *gulþą ‘gold’
Proto-West Germanic *golþ
Old English gold ‘gold’
Middle English gold ‘gold’
English gold
Proto-Germanic *bautą
Proto-West Germanic *baut ‘blow, hit, striking’
Old English *bēat ‘a beating, blow’
Old English bēatere ‘a beater’
Middle English beter
English beater
Every English word from Middle English goldbeter
Today it means
noun A craftsman who creates gold leaf by hammering gold bars.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English goldbeter / goldbeater