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Where does “Anfälligkeit” come from?

Anfälligkeit (German) comes from German anfällig, from German Anfall, from German anfallen, from German fallen, from Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Anfälligkeit (German): susceptibility, vulnerability, predisposition;...

Definitions

  1. susceptibility, vulnerability, predisposition;...

Ancestry of “Anfälligkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananfälligsusceptible, prone, vulnerable; fragile, delicate
2GermanAnfallswift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;...
3Germananfallento accrue, to obtain; to attack
4Germanfallento fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to...
5Middle High Germanvallen—
6Old High Germanfallanto fall
7Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
8Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
10Slovincianpól—
11Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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