Where does “tiltalefald” come from?

tiltalefald (Danish) comes from Danish fald, 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.

tiltalefald (Danish): vocative

Definitions

  1. vocative

Ancestry of “tiltalefald”, step by step

tiltalefald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfaldfall; decrease, decline; case
2Old Norsefall—
3Old Norsefallato fall
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
6Slovincianpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Danish tiltale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtiltaleindictment
2Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
3Old Norsetilto, towards
4Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
5Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →