English
goldless
Goldless comes from Middle English goldlees.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500goldlees
- Englishtodaygoldless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500goldlees
- Englishtodaygoldless
Formed from gold + -less
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
Every English word from Middle English goldlees
Today it means
adj Lacking gold.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English goldlees / goldless