Yellow
/ˈjɛl.oʊ/noun
A color between green and orange in the visible spectrum.
Did you know?Old English used geolu/geolwe for yellow, and the word belongs to a deep Germanic color root that also survives in surprising relatives like gold and gallows.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ghel-
“to shine; yellow, green, or bright-colored”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gelwaz
“yellow, yellowish”
Old English
English
geolu, geolwe
“yellow; yellowish”
Middle English
English
yelwe, yelwe
“yellow”
Modern English
English
yellow
“yellow”