Where does “falloo” come from?

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

falloo (Yola): fallow ground

Definitions

  1. fallow ground

Ancestry of “falloo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfalwefallow
2Old Englishfealuyellow, dusky, grey
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 →