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Where does “gull” come from?

gull (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gull (Old Norse): gold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...

Definitions

  1. gold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...

Ancestry of “gull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgulþągold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gull”

  • guldband
  • gull
  • guldfisk
  • guld
  • gullgruve
  • gullende
  • gullmedalje
  • gull
  • gullalder
  • gullfisk
  • gullgruve
  • gullmedalje
  • gullalder
  • gull
  • gullfisk
  • guldbrakteat
  • guldur
  • Guldkyst
  • Guldkysten
  • guld
  • guldfisk
  • glópagull
  • gull
  • gullkorn
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