English
goldtail
From gold + tail.
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 *deḱ- ‘to tear, fray, shred’
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Proto-Germanic *taglą ‘hair, fiber’
Proto-West Germanic *tagl
Old English tæġel
Middle English tail
English tail
Today it means
adj Used to describe various creatures with a gold-coloured tail.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goldtail