Where does “gullrush” come from?

gullrush (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English rush, from Middle English ruschen, from Old English hrysċan, from Proto-Germanic hurskijaną, from Proto-Germanic hurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

gullrush (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gold rush

Definitions

  1. a gold rush

Ancestry of “gullrush”, step by step

gullrush traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rush

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrushAny of several stiff plants of the genus...
2Middle Englishruschen—
3Old Englishhrysċanto jolt, startle
4Proto-Germanichurskijanąto be quick; rush; drive
5Proto-Germanichurskazfast; quick; lively
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Norwegian Nynorsk gull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgullgold
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurskijaną →