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Where does “Einzelfallbetrachtung” come from?

Einzelfallbetrachtung (German) comes from German Einzelfall, from German fäll, from Middle High German val, from Old High German val, from Proto-West Germanic fall, from Proto-Germanic fallaz, from German Falz, from Latin falx — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

Einzelfallbetrachtung (German): consideration of cases on an individual basis

Definitions

  1. consideration of cases on an individual basis

Ancestry of “Einzelfallbetrachtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinzelfallindividual case; isolated case
2Germanfällsingular imperative of fällen; first-person...
3Middle High Germanvalfall; case
4Old High Germanvalfall
5Proto-West Germanicfalla fall; death, destruction, downfall
6Proto-Germanicfallaza fall; death, destruction, downfall
7GermanFalzfold; rabbet, rebate; seam
8Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
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