Where does “tiltalufall” come from?

tiltalufall (Faroese) comes from Faroese fall, 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.

tiltalufall (Faroese): vocative

Definitions

  1. vocative

Ancestry of “tiltalufall”, step by step

tiltalufall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefallfall, drop; case
2Old Norsefall
3Old Norsefallato fall
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
6Slovincianpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Faroese tiltala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetiltala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-