Etymology

Gauteng

Gou·teng
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Sotho iGauteng ← Afrikaans goud
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  1. Afrikaans · derived fromgoud
  2. Sotho · borrowed fromiGauteng“place of gold”
  3. English todayGauteng

From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) + teng (“here, there; inside”).

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