Where does “falme” come from?

falme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse fǫlna, from Old Norse fǫlr, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

falme (Norwegian Bokmål): to fade

Definitions

  1. to fade

Ancestry of “falme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefǫlnato grow pale
2Old Norsefǫlrpale
3Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Germanic falwaz →