Where does “anfällig” come from?
anfällig (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.
anfällig (German): susceptible, prone, vulnerable; fragile, delicate
Definitions
- susceptible, prone, vulnerable; fragile, delicate
Ancestry of “anfällig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anfall | swift attack; fit; seizure; attack; yield;... |
| 2 | German | anfallen | to accrue, to obtain; to attack |
| 3 | German | fallen | to fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vallen | to fall |
| 5 | Old High German | fallan | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fallan | to fall |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 9 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |