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Where does “gulv” come from?

gulv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish gulv, from Old Norse gólf, from Proto-Germanic gulbą — floor.

gulv (Norwegian Bokmål): a floor

Definitions

  1. a floor

Ancestry of “gulv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgulvfloor
2Old Norsególf—
3Proto-Germanicgulbąfloor

Words derived from “gulv”

  • gulvplass
Every word from Proto-Germanic gulbą →