Where does “gyllene” come from?

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

gyllene (Swedish): golden, gold (made of gold (or covered in gold leaf or gold paint or the like))

Definitions

  1. golden, gold (made of gold (or covered in gold leaf or gold paint or the like))

Ancestry of “gyllene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegullinngolden
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gyllene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →