Where does “falod” come from?
falod (Old English) comes from Hungarian fal, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.
falod (Old English): fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen
Definitions
- fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen
Ancestry of “falod”, step by step
falod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian fal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fal | wall; to devour, gorge, wolf, scarf |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pala- | to devour, eat |
via Proto-West Germanic *falud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *falud | fold, pen for animals |