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

Definitions

  1. jaundice

Ancestry of “gāłzöft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangëlsuht—
2Old High Germanwelasuht—
3Proto-Germanic*gelu—
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 →