English

goldcup

From gold + cup.

A compound of gold + cup

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

Middle English cuppe

English cup

Today it means

noun The buttercup.

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