Where does “falling” come from?

Falling derives from English fall, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, ultimately tracing to the root meaning to move downward or collapse.

falling (English): present participle of fall; That falls or fall;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of fall; That falls or fall;...

Ancestry of “falling”, step by step

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

Words derived from “falling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- →