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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |