Where does “yelke” come from?
yelke (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeolca, from Old English ġeolu, 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 “yelke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġeolca | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġeolu | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “yelke”