Where does “myrkagulur” come from?

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

myrkagulur (Faroese): dark yellow

Definitions

  1. dark yellow

Ancestry of “myrkagulur”, step by step

myrkagulur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese gulur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseguluryellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Faroese myrkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemyrkurdarkness; dark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulaz →Every word from Old Norse gulr →
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