Where does “schwefelgelb” come from?
schwefelgelb (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.
schwefelgelb (German): sulfur yellow
Ancestry of “schwefelgelb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gelb | yellow; yolk |
| 2 | Middle High German | gël | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gelo | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |