Where does “gulsippa” come from?

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

gulsippa (Swedish): yellow anemone, Anemone ranunculoides

Definitions

  1. yellow anemone, Anemone ranunculoides

Ancestry of “gulsippa”, step by step

gulsippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgulcolored yellow; the color yellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Swedish sippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsippaan anemone (any plant of the genus Anemone)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulaz →Every word from Old Norse gulr →