Where does “föhlen” come from?

föhlen (German) comes from Middle High German vole, from Old High German folo, from Proto-West Germanic folō, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

föhlen (German): foal, colt young horse; young of some other species, such as

Definitions

  1. foal, colt young horse; young of some other species, such as

Ancestry of “föhlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvole—
2Old High GermanfoloA foal
3Proto-West Germanicfolōfoal
4Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
5Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →