Where does “ranschegelleb” come from?

ranschegelleb (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik gelleb, 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.

ranschegelleb (Hunsrik): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “ranschegelleb”, step by step

ranschegelleb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hunsrik gelleb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hunsrikgellebyellow
2Middle High Germangël—
3Old High Germangeloyellow
4Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
5Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Hunsrik Ransch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikRanschorange
2FrenchOrangeOrange
3Middle FrenchOrangeorange
4Old FrenchOrengeorange
5Old Frenchpomme d'orengeorange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →