Roots / *gʰel-tó-
gʰel-tó- “bright yellow substance, gold” Widely accepted material color
gold, gild, gilt, yellow
At a Glance
Reconstruction gʰel-tó- Meaning “bright yellow substance, gold” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field material, color Participial form from *gʰel- "to shine", yielding Germanic *gulþan "gold", English gold, gild, gilt.
bʰerdʰ- “to cut, split, separate” bʰerǵ-s- “to protect by enclosing” bʰlēg- “to shine, to gleam, to burn” bʰleh₁-wo- “yellow, golden-hued” bʰlewk- “to shine, to flash white” bʰreg-mn̥ “that which breaks, fragment” deru- “tree, wood, to be firm” dʰeh₁-gʷʰ- “to burn, to be warm, dark from burning” related entry