Where does “yolk” come from?
Yolk comes from Middle English yolke, from Old English ġeolca, derived from the Old English adjective ġeolu meaning yellow, ultimately from Proto-Germanic gelwaz and Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós.
yolk (English): The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is...
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- The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is...
Ancestry of “yolk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yolke | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġeolca | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġeolu | 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 |
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