Where does “fölur” come from?

fölur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fǫlr, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

fölur (Icelandic): pale, off-colour, pallid, wan

Definitions

  1. pale, off-colour, pallid, wan

Ancestry of “fölur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefǫlrpale
2Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Germanic falwaz →