Where does “smokefall” come from?

smokefall (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.

smokefall (English): The close of the day before nightfall, when fog...

Definitions

  1. The close of the day before nightfall, when fog...

Ancestry of “smokefall”, step by step

smokefall 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 smoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
2Middle Englishsmokesmoke
3Old Englishsmocasmoke
4Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
5Danishsmug-secretly
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