Where does “gelleb” come from?

gelleb (Hunsrik) comes 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.

gelleb (Hunsrik): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “gelleb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangël—
2Old High Germangeloyellow
3Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
4Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gelleb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →