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Where does “Wutanfall” come from?

Wutanfall (German) comes from German Anfall, 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- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Wutanfall (German): tantrum, fit

Definitions

  1. tantrum, fit

Ancestry of “Wutanfall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnfallswift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;...
2Germananfallento accrue, to obtain; to attack
3Germanfallento fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to...
4Middle High Germanvallen—
5Old High Germanfallanto fall
6Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
7Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
9Slovincianpól—
10Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
11Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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