vaal
Dutch (Brabantic)
/vaːl/
adj
Definitions
- (of skin) sallow, pallid
- (of color) pale, light
Etymology
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
- aschfahl German
- fahl German
- fahlblau German
- Veluwe Dutch, Flemish
- fauve French
- fauvement French
- fauvette French
- fauvisme French
- *pel- Proto-Indo-European
- *polHwós Proto-Indo-European
- *polʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *awjō Proto-Germanic
- *falwaz Proto-Germanic
- *falwiskǭ Proto-Germanic
- fealu Old English
- fealwian Old English
- fǫlr Old Norse
- vāle Middle Dutch
- falo Old High German
- vaal Afrikaans
- val Middle High German
- fauve Middle French
- *falo Old Dutch
- vāl Middle Low German
- *falu Frankish