Where does “gulaktig” come from?

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

gulaktig (Norwegian Bokmål): yellowish

Definitions

  1. yellowish

Ancestry of “gulaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgulyellow
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 →