Where does “pale” come from?

pale (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic palgeh, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

pale (Estonian): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “pale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpalgehbellows; cheek
2Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →
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