Where does “ġeolu” come from?

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

ġeolu (Old English): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “ġeolu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ġeolu”

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