Where does “notfalls” come from?
notfalls (German) comes from German Notfall, 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 — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.
notfalls (German): if necessary, in a pinch
Definitions
- if necessary, in a pinch
Ancestry of “notfalls”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Notfall | emergency, distress |
| 2 | German | fäll | singular imperative of fällen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | val | fall; case |
| 4 | Old High German | val | fall |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fall | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fallaz | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 7 | German | Falz | fold; rabbet, rebate; seam |
| 8 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |