Where does “falleth” come from?
Falleth derives from English fall, which comes from Proto-Germanic fallaną and Proto-Indo-European pōl-, ultimately tracing to the Proto-Indo-European root wel- meaning to turn or roll.
falleth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “falleth”, 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 |