Where does “giel” come from?

giel (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

giel (Luxembourgish): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “giel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →