Where does “gulrot” come from?

gulrot (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rot, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

gulrot (Norwegian Bokmål): a carrot

Definitions

  1. a carrot

Ancestry of “gulrot”, step by step

gulrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrotroot; imperative of rote
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Norwegian Bokmål gul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgulyellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gulrot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Old Norse rót →