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
Ancestry of “myrkagulur”, 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 |