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
- inflection of gulur:
## feminine nominative...
Ancestry of “gul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | gulur | yellow |
| 2 | Old Norse | gulr | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gulaz | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |