gilder

gilder · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵʰelh₃-“green, yellow”
2. Middle English · inherited fromgilder“gilder; goldsmith”
3. English todaygilder

From Middle English gilder (“gilder; goldsmith”) [and other forms], from gilden (“to cover with gilding, gild; to decorate with gold”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”)) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns, especially the names of persons engaged in professions or trades); analysable as gild + -er.

gilder · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromgilden“made of gold; covered or decorated with gold; of a gold colour; wealthy; glorious; precious; blessed, happy; relating to the middle way or mean”
2. Middle Low German · derived fromgulden“guilder”
3. Middle Dutch · derived fromgulden
4. Middle English · inherited fromgilder“any of various coins (originally gold), especially in use in Flanders, Germany and Holland”
5. English todaygilder

From Middle English gilder (“any of various coins (originally gold), especially in use in Flanders, Germany and Holland”) [and other forms], from Middle Dutch gulden, Middle Low German gulden (“guilder”), influenced by Middle English gilden (“made of gold; covered or decorated with gold; of a gold colour; wealthy; glorious; precious; blessed, happy; relating to the middle way or mean”).

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