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
Ancestry of “yelli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġeolo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |