Where does “maisgelb” come from?

maisgelb (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.

maisgelb (German): Intense yellow

Definitions

  1. Intense yellow

Ancestry of “maisgelb”, step by step

maisgelb 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 Mais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaismaize; corn; genitive singular of Mai
2Russianмаи́сmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →