Where does “aschfahl” come from?

aschfahl (German) comes from German fahl, 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.

aschfahl (German): ashy, ashen

Definitions

  1. ashy, ashen

Ancestry of “aschfahl”, step by step

aschfahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahlpale; faint; sallow; pale; pale; dun-coloured
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 asche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanasche
2Middle High Germanasche
3Old High Germanascaash
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg-Every word from Latin falxEvery word from German Falz
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