Where does “yelow” come from?

yelow (Middle English) comes 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.

yelow (Middle English): yellow, yellowish, gold; yellow-coloured;...

Definitions

  1. yellow, yellowish, gold; yellow-coloured;...

Ancestry of “yelow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeoluyellow
2Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
3Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “yelow”

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