Where does “Anfall” come from?

Anfall (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Anfall (German): swift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;...

Definitions

  1. swift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;...

Ancestry of “Anfall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananfallento accrue, to obtain; to attack
2Germanfallento fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to...
3Middle High Germanvallento fall
4Old High Germanfallanto fall
5Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
6Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
8Slovincianpólhalf
9Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “Anfall

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-Every word from Proto-Slavic polъEvery word from Slovincian pól