Old English gylden

← Old English gold (affix)

← Old English -en (affix)

← Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *gulþą (mention)

← Old High German guldīn (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (root)

← Old Norse gullinn (cognate)

← Old Frisian gelden (cognate)

← Old Saxon guldin (cognate)

→ English golden (derived)

→ English gilden (inherited)

→ Middle English gilden (inherited)