Where does “gulsott” come from?
gulsott (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sott, from Old Norse sótt, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gulsott (Norwegian Nynorsk): jaundice
Definitions
- jaundice
Ancestry of “gulsott”, step by step
gulsott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk sott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sott | disease |
| 2 | Old Norse | sótt | sickness, illness, disease; second-person plural... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |