Where does “falls” come from?

Falls comes from English fall, which derives from Proto-Germanic fallaną meaning to fall or drop, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pōl-.

falls (English): A waterfall; plural of fall; Third-person...

Definitions

  1. A waterfall; plural of fall; Third-person...

Ancestry of “falls”, 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
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