Where does “geelwortel” come from?

geelwortel (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.

geelwortel (Dutch): "Curcuma longa", turmeric; Xanthorhiza...

Definitions

  1. "Curcuma longa", turmeric; Xanthorhiza...

Ancestry of “geelwortel”, step by step

geelwortel 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 wortel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwortelcarrot; root; square root, root
2Middle Dutchworteleroot; edible root
3Old Dutchwurtala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →