Where does “bankovervaller” come from?
bankovervaller (Dutch) comes from Dutch overvaller, from Dutch overvallen, from Dutch vallen, from Middle Dutch vallen, from Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
bankovervaller (Dutch): bank robber
Definitions
- bank robber
Ancestry of “bankovervaller”, step by step
bankovervaller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch overvaller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overvaller | robber, raider |
| 2 | Dutch | overvallen | to raid; to take by surprise |
| 3 | Dutch | vallen | to fall, to tumble; to fall, to begin; to be able... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vallen | to fall; to drop; to let oneself fall, to throw... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fallan | to fall; to descend |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fallan | to fall |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 9 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |