Where does “verfallen” come from?
verfallen (German) comes from Dutch vervallen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
verfallen (German): to expire; to lapse; to be forfeited
Definitions
- to expire; to lapse; to be forfeited
Ancestry of “verfallen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vervallen | to decline, reject; to worsen; to decay, rot |
| 2 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 3 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 4 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 6 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |