Where does “falbo” come from?
falbo (Italian) comes from Old Occitan falb, from Old High German falo, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
falbo (Italian): sorrel, reddish brown
Ancestry of “falbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | falb | — |
| 2 | Old High German | falo | pale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | falwaz | pale, gray, fallow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |