Where does “kanariegeel” come from?

kanariegeel (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.

kanariegeel (Dutch): canary (colour)

Definitions

  1. canary (colour)

Ancestry of “kanariegeel”, step by step

kanariegeel 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 kanarie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkanarieA canary, bird of the "Serinus" or specifically...
2Frenchcanaricanary
3Spanishcanarioof, from or related to the Canary Islands; person...
4SpanishCanariasthe Canary Islands
5Latincanāria—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →