Where does “gullende” come from?

gullende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ende, from Old Norse endi, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

gullende (Norwegian Bokmål): shiny

Definitions

  1. shiny

Ancestry of “gullende”, step by step

gullende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålendeend; to end
2Old Norseendiend, conclusion
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Norwegian Bokmål gull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgullgold
2Danishguldgold
3Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →
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