English
goldenseal
From golden + seal.
Proto-Germanic *gulþą ‘gold’
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Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn
Old English gylden ‘golden’
Middle English gilden ‘formed from gold’
Middle English golden ‘formed from gold’
English golden
Proto-Germanic *selhaz ‘seal (animal)’
Proto-West Germanic *selh ‘seal (animal)’
Old English seolh ‘seal (animal)’
Middle English sel ‘seal (pinniped)’
English seal
Today it means
noun Hydrastis canadensis, a perennial herb of the buttercup family, native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, with a thick, yellow knotted rootstock and diverse medicinal properties.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goldenseal