Where does “jäl” come from?

jäl (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German gelo, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

jäl (Central Franconian): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “jäl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangeloyellow
2Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
3Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →
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