Where does “tradefallen” come from?

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

tradefallen (English): out of work or business, unemployed

Definitions

  1. out of work or business, unemployed

Ancestry of “tradefallen”, step by step

tradefallen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fallen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfallenpast participle of fall; Having dropped by the...
2Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
3Middle Englishfall—
4Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
5Proto-Germanicfallą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall

via English trade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtradeBuying and selling of goods and services on a...
2Middle Englishtradepath, course of conduct
3Middle Low Germantradetrack, course
4Old Saxontradaspoor, track
5Proto-West Germanic*trudo—
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