Where does “fald” come from?

fald (Danish) comes from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

fald (Danish): fall; decrease, decline; case

Definitions

  1. fall; decrease, decline; case

Ancestry of “fald”, step by step

fald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefall—
2Old Norsefallato fall
3Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Proto-Germanic fallą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfallą—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall

Words derived from “fald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →
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