Where does “geoluhwit” come from?

geoluhwit (Old 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.

geoluhwit (Old English): yellow-white, yellow with a hint of white glosses Latin

Definitions

  1. yellow-white, yellow with a hint of white glosses Latin

Ancestry of “geoluhwit”, step by step

geoluhwit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeolu

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

via Old English hwīt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwītwhite
2Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →