Where does “ġeolo” come from?

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

ġeolo (Old English): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “ġeolo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ġeolo”

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