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Where does “gulflankedelfin” come from?

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

gulflankedelfin (Norwegian Nynorsk): a short-beaked common dolphin, "Delphinus...

Definitions

  1. a short-beaked common dolphin, "Delphinus...

Ancestry of “gulflankedelfin”, step by step

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