Where does “Fallrohr” come from?

Fallrohr (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

Fallrohr (German): downspout, downpipe

Definitions

  1. downspout, downpipe

Ancestry of “Fallrohr”, step by step

Fallrohr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fäll

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

via German Rohr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRohrduct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane
2Middle High Germanrōr—
3Old High Germanrōrpipe
4Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from German Falz →