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Where does “guul” come from?

guul (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “guul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
2Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “guul”

  • guil
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