Proto-Indo-European

*pelH-

‘pale, gray’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *pelH-.

33 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *pelH-, most familiar first.

• pale ← pallidus ← palleō ← *pelito-
• poly ← polion ← πόλιον ← πολιός ← *pol-yós
• pall ← appall
• fallow ← falwe ← fealu ← *falu ← *falwaz
• paloma ← palumba ← palumbēs ← *palwos ← *pl̥H-wo-
• pallid ← pallidus ← palleō ← *pl̥H-wós
• palomino ← paloma ← paloma ← palumba ← palumbēs
• poulter ← pulter ← pouletier ← poulet ← poule
• pallor ← pallour ← palor ← palleō ← *pl̥H-wós
• pallidum ← pallidus ← palleō ← *pl̥H-wós
• fauvism ← fauvisme ← fauve ← fauve ← falve
• appall ← apallen ← apalir ← palir

More words from *pelH-

• pullet
• palus
• overo
• poult
• fauvette
• impaludism
• paludism
• paludal
• palustral
• pallescent
• paludose
• paludicolous
• paludicole
• paludina
• paludine
• paludarium
• paludic
• pelinkovac
• poulterer
• poliosis
• vaaljapie

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pelH-