Where does “fogfall” come from?

fogfall (English) comes from English fall, from Middle English fall, from Old English feall, from Proto-Germanic fallą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- — to fall.

fogfall (English): The act or time of a cloud of fog falling over an...

Definitions

  1. The act or time of a cloud of fog falling over an...

Ancestry of “fogfall”, step by step

fogfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fall

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

via English fog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfogA thick cloud that forms near the ground; the...
2Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fallą →Every word from Old English feall →