Where does “gelbbraun” come from?

gelbbraun (German) comes from German Gelb, 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.

gelbbraun (German): tawny, buff

Definitions

  1. tawny, buff

Ancestry of “gelbbraun”, step by step

gelbbraun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Braun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBraunbrown
2Old High Germanbrūnbrown
3Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →