Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “ǵʰelh₃wós”

133 words across 24 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós — including yellow, yellowish, yolk, yellowness, Yellowknife, yellowfin, yellowtail, yellowcake.

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English (52)

German (28)

Dutch (15)

Old English (8)

Middle English (5)

Middle High German (3)

Latin (2)

Old High German (2)

Yiddish (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Italian (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Papiamentu (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Proto-Italic (1)