zêr
Definition of zêr
gold, to shine, bright
Other forms
zard, zar
Etymology
From Avestan zaranya- "gold",
PIE root meaning *ghel "to shine, gold, bright, yellow or green",
Vedic hiranya,
Pali haritam,
Sanskrit hiranyam;
Also in Greek xl/os "yellow" and xl/oh "greens",
Latin helvus "yellow, cabbage",
Polish żółty "yellow",
Old Church Slavonic zlato,
Russian zoloto,
Old English gold,
Gothic gulþ,
Old English glæs "glass",
Old English galla, gall, bile, geolu, geolwe,
German gelb,
Old Norse gulr "yellow".
Updated on January 23, 2023