Where does “*gelu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*gelu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*gelu”

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