Where does “sennepsgul” come from?

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

sennepsgul (Norwegian Bokmål): mustard, mustard yellow

Definitions

  1. mustard, mustard yellow

Ancestry of “sennepsgul”, step by step

sennepsgul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gul

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

via Norwegian Bokmål sennep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsennepmustard
2Middle Low Germansennep—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulaz →Every word from Old Norse gulr →