Where does “everfalling” come from?

everfalling (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.

everfalling (English): Which falls unceasingly

Definitions

  1. Which falls unceasingly

Ancestry of “everfalling”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fallą →Every word from Old English feall →