Where does “gul” come from?

gul (Faroese) comes from Faroese gulur, from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gul (Faroese): inflection of gulur: ## feminine nominative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of gulur: ## feminine nominative...

Ancestry of “gul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseguluryellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulaz →Every word from Old Norse gulr →