Where does “falow” come from?

falow (Middle English) comes from Old English fealh, from Proto-Germanic falhuz, from Proto-Germanic felhaną, from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)-.

Ancestry of “falow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfealhpipe; Alternative form of fealg
2Proto-Germanicfalhuzpipe, tube, conduit
3Proto-Germanicfelhanąto enter, to go inside; to put inside, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpele(w)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felhaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic falhuz →