Etymograph

English

goldcraft

From gold + craft.

A compound of gold + craft

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 *krafjaną ‘to demand’

Proto-Germanic *kraftuz ‘strength, power’

Proto-West Germanic *kraftu ‘strength, power’

Old English cræft ‘strength, skill’

Middle English craft ‘strength, skill’

English craft

Today it means

noun Anything manufactured from gold.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / goldcraft