vaal
Afrikaans
/fɑːl/
adj
Definitions
- sallow, pallid, pale, light
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish vaal (pale, cloudy) inherited from Middle Dutch vāle inherited from Old Dutch *falo inherited from Frankish *falu inherited from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (fallow, grey, pale).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*falwaz
Gloss
fallow, grey, pale
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vaaljapie English
- falvus Latin
- Veluwe Dutch, Flemish
- vaal Dutch, Flemish
- *pel- Proto-Indo-European
- *polHwós Proto-Indo-European
- *polʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *awjō Proto-Germanic
- *falwaz Proto-Germanic
- *falwiskǭ Proto-Germanic
- fealu Old English
- fǫlr Old Norse
- vāle Middle Dutch
- falo Old High German
- *falo Old Dutch
- vāl Middle Low German
- *falu Frankish