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Where does “gool” come from?

gool (Cornish) comes from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gool (Cornish): Alternative spelling of gol

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of gol

Ancestry of “gool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
2Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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