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
- pale, off-colour, pallid, wan
Ancestry of “fölur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fǫlr | pale |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | falwaz | pale, gray, fallow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |