Where does “gullfisk” come from?

gullfisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gull, from Danish guld, from Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gullfisk (Norwegian Bokmål): a goldfish

Definitions

  1. a goldfish

Ancestry of “gullfisk”, step by step

gullfisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiska fish; imperative of fiske
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →