Where does “Vaalie” come from?

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

Vaalie (English): A tourist from inland; The grey rhebok or Vaal...

Definitions

A tourist from inland; The grey rhebok or Vaal...

Ancestry of “Vaalie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Transvaal	—
2	Afrikaans	vaal	sallow, pallid, pale, light
3	Dutch	vaal	sallow, pallid; pale, light
4	Middle Dutch	vāle	—
5	Old Dutch	falo	gray, fallow
6	Frankish	falu	—
7	Proto-Germanic	falwaz	pale, gray, fallow
8	Proto-Indo-European	polHwós	pale, gray
9	Proto-Indo-European	pelH-	pale, gray

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