Where does “honinggeel” come from?

honinggeel (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.

honinggeel (Dutch): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “honinggeel”, step by step

honinggeel 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 honing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoninghoney
2Middle Dutchhoninchhoney
3Old Dutchhoning—
4Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
5Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →