Where does “yellowfacing” come from?
yellowfacing (English) comes from English yellowface, from English yellow, from Middle English yelow, from Old English ġeolu, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
yellowfacing (English): performance in yellowface makeup
Definitions
- performance in yellowface makeup
Ancestry of “yellowfacing”, step by step
yellowfacing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yellowface
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yellowface | A style of theatrical makeup in which a white... |
| 2 | English | yellow | Having yellow as its color; Lacking courage;... |
| 3 | Middle English | yelow | yellow, yellowish, gold; yellow-coloured;... |
| 4 | Old English | ġeolu | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |