English
goldmark
From gold + mark.
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-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge’
Proto-Germanic *markō ‘boundary’
Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘boundary’
Old English mearc ‘mark’
Middle English mark
English mark
Today it means
noun A German mark of gold standard, as opposed to on paper.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goldmark