Where does “vāle” come from?

vāle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch falo, from Frankish falu, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

Ancestry of “vāle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfalogray, fallow
2Frankishfalu—
3Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “vāle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Germanic falwaz →