Where does “downfalling” come from?

downfalling (English) comes from English falling, from English fall, from Middle English fall, from Old English feall, from Proto-Germanic fallą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- — to fall.

downfalling (English): falling downward; An act of falling downward; A...

Definitions

  1. falling downward; An act of falling downward; A...

Ancestry of “downfalling”, step by step

downfalling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English falling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfallingpresent participle of fall; That falls or fall;...
2Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
3Middle Englishfall—
4Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
5Proto-Germanicfallą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall

via English Down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDownusually known as County Down
2Middle Englishdoundown
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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