Where does “Gelbfieber” come from?

Gelbfieber (German) comes from German fieber, from Middle High German fieber, from Old High German fiebar, from Proto-Germanic *fēbr, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Gelbfieber (German): yellow fever

Definitions

  1. yellow fever

Ancestry of “Gelbfieber”, step by step

Gelbfieber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fieber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfieberinflection of fiebern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanfieber—
3Old High Germanfiebar—
4Proto-Germanic*fēbr—
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German Gelb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGelbyellow; yolk
2Middle High Germangël—
3Old High Germangeloyellow
4Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
5Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →
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