Where does “gula” come from?

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

gula (Icelandic): jaundice

Definitions

  1. jaundice

Ancestry of “gula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicguluryellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulaz →Every word from Old Norse gulr →