Where does “fallen” come from?
Fallen comes from English fall, which derives from Proto-Germanic fallaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, meaning to fall or move downward.
fallen (English): past participle of fall; Having dropped by the...
Definitions
- past participle of fall; Having dropped by the...
Ancestry of “fallen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fall | "To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";... |
| 2 | Middle English | fall | — |
| 3 | Old English | feall | Alternative form of fiell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pōl- | to fall |
Words derived from “fallen”