Where does “gulrót” come from?

gulrót (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rót, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

gulrót (Icelandic): a carrot

Definitions

  1. a carrot

Ancestry of “gulrót”, step by step

gulrót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic rót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrótroot; the roots of something, the beginning or...
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Icelandic gulur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicguluryellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →