Where does “windfall” come from?
Windfall comes from Middle English windfal, from wind and fall, referring to fruit blown down by wind.
windfall (English): Something that has been blown down by the wind; A...
Definitions
- Something that has been blown down by the wind; A...
Ancestry of “windfall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | windfal | — |