Where does “gulaktig” come from?
gulaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gul, from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
gulaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk): yellowish
Ancestry of “gulaktig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gul | yellow |
| 2 | Old Norse | gulr | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gulaz | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |