Where does “cadmiumgeel” come from?

cadmiumgeel (Dutch) comes from Dutch Geel, from Middle Dutch gelu, from Old Dutch gelo, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

cadmiumgeel (Dutch): cadmium yellow; A cadmium yellow colour or dye

Definitions

  1. cadmium yellow; A cadmium yellow colour or dye

Ancestry of “cadmiumgeel”, step by step

cadmiumgeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Geel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGeelyellow
2Middle Dutchgelu—
3Old Dutchgeloyellow
4Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
5Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Dutch cadmium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcadmiumcadmium
2GermanCadmiumcadmium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →