Where does “geelzucht” come from?
geelzucht (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.
geelzucht (Dutch): jaundice
Definitions
- jaundice
Ancestry of “geelzucht”, step by step
geelzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Geel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Geel | yellow |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gelu | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gelo | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Dutch zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |