Where does “gël” come from?

gël (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “gël”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gël

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wósEvery word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz