Where does “gulmaðra” come from?

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

gulmaðra (Icelandic): yellow bedstraw (Galium verum)

Definitions

  1. yellow bedstraw (Galium verum)

Ancestry of “gulmaðra”, step by step

gulmaðra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gulur

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

via Icelandic maðra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðrabedstraw, galium plant of the genus
2Old Norsemaðra—
3Proto-Germanicmadarǭmadder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →