Where does “gulusótt” come from?

gulusótt (Faroese) comes from Faroese sótt, from Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gulusótt (Faroese): jaundice

Definitions

  1. jaundice

Ancestry of “gulusótt”, step by step

gulusótt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese sótt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesóttillness, sickness
2Old Norsesóttsickness, illness, disease; second-person plural...
3Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
4Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Faroese gulur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseguluryellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic suhtiz →