Where does “zusammenfallen” come from?

zusammenfallen (German) comes 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-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

zusammenfallen (German): to collapse; to merge; to fall together; to...

Definitions

  1. to collapse; to merge; to fall together; to...

Ancestry of “zusammenfallen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfallento fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to...
2Middle High Germanvallento fall
3Old High Germanfallanto fall
4Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
5Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
7Slovincianpólhalf
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-Every word from Proto-Slavic polъEvery word from Slovincian pól
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