Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "gold" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesgold(Anglo-Saxon) gold(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsGoldie(English) Golda, Goldie(Yiddish) Surname DescendantsGold(English) Gold(German) Gold(Jewish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 194. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 145.