An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gilbe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Gilbe
Friedrich Kluge2511323An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gilbe1891John Francis Davis

Gilbe, f., ‘yellow colour or substance,’ from the equiv. MidHG. gilwe, OHG. giliwî (gëlawî), f.; an abstract of gelb (Goth. *gilwei, akin to *gilwa-). — To this gilben, ‘to colour yellow,’ is allied.