Where does “fall” come from?

fall (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

fall (Faroese): fall, drop; case

Definitions

  1. fall, drop; case

Ancestry of “fall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefall
2Old Norsefallato fall
3Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
5Slovincianpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “fall

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-
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