Where does “Gefäll” come from?

Gefäll (Luxembourgish) comes from German Gefälle, from Middle High German gevelle, from Old High German gifelli — collapse, decline.

Gefäll (Luxembourgish): slope, incline

Definitions

  1. slope, incline

Ancestry of “Gefäll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefälledownwards slope; gradient
2Middle High Germangevelle—
3Old High Germangifellicollapse, decline
Every word from Old High German gifelli →Every word from Middle High German gevelle →Every word from German Gefälle →