Where does “Folló” come from?

Folló (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ló, from Proto-Germanic *lauhō, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “Folló”, step by step

Folló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselóclearing, meadow; plover
2Proto-Germanic*lauhō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Old Norse fold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefoldearth, land; field
2Proto-Germanicfuldōearth, ground; field; the world
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂éh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →