Where does “gelblich” come from?

gelblich (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.

gelblich (German): yellowish

Definitions

  1. yellowish

Ancestry of “gelblich”, step by step

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
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