Where does “fealu” come from?

fealu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

fealu (Old English): yellow, dusky, grey

Definitions

  1. yellow, dusky, grey

Ancestry of “fealu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “fealu”

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