Where does “gāłzöft” come from?
gāłzöft (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German gëlsuht, from Old High German welasuht, from Proto-Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
gāłzöft (Vilamovian): jaundice
Ancestry of “gāłzöft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | gëlsuht | — |
| 2 | Old High German | welasuht | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *gelu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |