Where does “falloff” come from?

falloff (English) comes from English fall off, from English off, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

falloff (English): A reduction or decline

Definitions

  1. A reduction or decline

Ancestry of “falloff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfall offTo become detached or to drop from; To diminish...
2EnglishoffIn a direction away from the speaker or object;...
3Middle Englishofof; off; until
4Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
5Old Englishæfof
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →
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