Where does “gullig” come from?

gullig (Danish) comes from Danish gul, from Middle Dutch guul, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gullig (Danish): yellowish

Definitions

  1. yellowish

Ancestry of “gullig”, step by step

gullig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgulyellow
2Middle Dutchguul—
3Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
4Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →