Where does “hellgoldgelb” come from?

hellgoldgelb (German) comes from German hell, from Middle High German hel, from Old High German hel, from Proto-Germanic halliz, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

hellgoldgelb (German): bright golden-yellow

Definitions

  1. bright golden-yellow

Ancestry of “hellgoldgelb”, step by step

hellgoldgelb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhellclear, bright, light
2Middle High Germanhelresounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak
3Old High Germanhelresounding
4Proto-Germanichallizresounding
5Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via German goldgelb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangoldgelbgolden-yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halliz →