Where does “yolkless” come from?
yolkless (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
yolkless (English): Without a yolk
Definitions
- Without a yolk
Ancestry of “yolkless”, step by step
yolkless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yolk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yolk | The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is... |
| 2 | Middle English | yolke | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġeolca | — |
| 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 |