Where does “yella” come from?

yella (Scots) comes from Middle English yelow, 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.

yella (Scots): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “yella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyelowyellow, yellowish, gold; yellow-coloured;...
2Old Englishġeoluyellow
3Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
4Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gelwaz →