Where does “gul” come from?

gul (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gul (Middle English): yellow, pale

Definitions

  1. yellow, pale

Ancestry of “gul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegulryellow
2Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
3Proto-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 →