Where does “dootfallen” come from?
dootfallen (Low German) comes from Low German fallen, from Middle Low German vallen, from Old Saxon 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.
dootfallen (Low German): to die, fall dead
Definitions
- to die, fall dead
Ancestry of “dootfallen”, step by step
dootfallen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German fallen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | fallen | to fall, tumble; to happen |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vallen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fallan | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fallan | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |