Where does “yelli” come from?

yelli (Scots) comes from Old English ġeolo, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

yelli (Scots): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “yelli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeoloyellow
2Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
4Proto-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 →