Where does “Gehlrieb” come from?

Gehlrieb (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German gehl — yellow.

Gehlrieb (Pennsylvania German): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “Gehlrieb”, step by step

Gehlrieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German gehl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germangehlyellow

via Pennsylvania German Rieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanRiebturnip
Every word from Pennsylvania German gehl
Gehlrieb — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer