Where does “Gelb” come from?

Gelb (German) comes from Middle High German gël, from Old High German gelo, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Gelb (German): yellow; yolk

Definitions

  1. yellow; yolk

Ancestry of “Gelb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangël
2Old High Germangeloyellow
3Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
4Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “Gelb

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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