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
Ancestry of “Gefäll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Gefälle | downwards slope; gradient |
| 2 | Middle High German | gevelle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gifelli | collapse, decline |