Where does “yolkiness” come from?
yolkiness (English) comes from English yolky, from English yolk, from Middle English yolke, from Old English ġeolca, from Old English ġeolu, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós — to flourish; green, yellow.
yolkiness (English): The quality of being yolky
Definitions
- The quality of being yolky
Ancestry of “yolkiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yolky | Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics... |
| 2 | English | yolk | The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is... |
| 3 | Middle English | yolke | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġeolca | — |
| 5 | Old English | ġeolu | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |