English

goldweight

From gold + weight.

A compound of gold + weight

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-Germanic *wihtiz

Old English wiht

Middle English weight

Today it means

noun A brass weight used for measurement among the Akan people.

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

Etymograph / goldweight