Where does “gulrófa” come from?

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

gulrófa (Icelandic): rutabaga, swede, Swedish turnip

Definitions

  1. rutabaga, swede, Swedish turnip

Ancestry of “gulrófa”, step by step

gulrófa 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 rófa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrófatail; rutabaga, swede
2Proto-Germanicrōbǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulaz →Every word from Old Norse gulr →