Etymology

gulden

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Today it means: An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies). Full definition →

Middle Dutch gulden
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  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromgulden“golden (florin)”
  2. English todaygulden

From Middle English, from Middle Dutch gulden (florijn) (“golden (florin)”).

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