Proto-West Germanic
*gelu
‘yellow’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *gelu.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, most familiar first.
- yellow ← yelwe ← ġeolwe ← ġeolu
- yolk ← yolke ← ġeolca ← ġeolu
- giallolino ← giallo ← gelo
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Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *gelu