Where does “gul” come from?
gul (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
gul (Norwegian Nynorsk): yellow
Ancestry of “gul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gulr | yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gulaz | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |