Where does “Gefälle” come from?

Gefälle (German) comes from Middle High German gevelle, from Old High German gifelli — collapse, decline.

Gefälle (German): downwards slope; gradient

Definitions

  1. downwards slope; gradient

Ancestry of “Gefälle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangevelle—
2Old High Germangifellicollapse, decline

Words derived from “Gefälle”

Every word from Old High German gifelli →Every word from Middle High German gevelle →