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Where does “gulur” come from?

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

gulur (Faroese): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “gulur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegulryellow
2Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gulur”

  • ljósagulur
  • brandgulur
  • gul
  • gulusótt
  • myrkagulur
  • gulgrønur
  • gularót
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