Where does “vaal” come from?

vaal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vaal, from Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch falo, from Frankish falu, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

vaal (Afrikaans): sallow, pallid, pale, light

Definitions

  1. sallow, pallid, pale, light

Ancestry of “vaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaalsallow, pallid; pale, light
2Middle Dutchvāle—
3Old Dutchfalogray, fallow
4Frankishfalu—
5Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “vaal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Germanic falwaz →