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Where does “falo” come from?

falo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

falo (Old High German): pale

Definitions

  1. pale

Ancestry of “falo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “falo”

  • Regelfall
  • Abfalleimer
  • Fallrohr
  • jedenfalls
  • Beugfall
  • Falls
  • Regenfall
  • Sonderfall
  • Notfall
  • fallweise
  • fahlblau
  • fahl
  • Notfallmedizin
  • Krankheitsfall
  • Wasserfall
  • Haarausfall
  • Ausfall
  • Fallturm
  • aschfahl
  • Grenzfall
  • Wenfall
  • ebenfalls
  • Schneefall
  • Einzelfallbetrachtung
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