Where does “Fallout” come from?

Fallout (German) comes from English fallout, from English fall, from Middle English fall, from Old English feall, from Proto-Germanic fallą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- — to fall.

Fallout (German): radioactive fallout

Definitions

  1. radioactive fallout

Ancestry of “Fallout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfalloutThe event of small airborne particles falling to...
2Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
3Middle Englishfall—
4Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
5Proto-Germanicfallą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fallą →Every word from Old English feall →
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