Where does “guldbryllup” come from?

guldbryllup (Danish) comes from Danish guld, from Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

guldbryllup (Danish): golden wedding

Definitions

  1. golden wedding

Ancestry of “guldbryllup”, step by step

guldbryllup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish guld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishguldgold
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Danish bryllup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbryllupwedding; marriage; repetition of one or several...
2Old Norsebrúðhlaup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →