Where does “Sträitfall” come from?

Sträitfall (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Fall, from Old High German val, from Proto-West Germanic fall, from Proto-Germanic fallaz, from German Falz, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

Sträitfall (Luxembourgish): case, dispute

Definitions

  1. case, dispute

Ancestry of “Sträitfall”, step by step

Sträitfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFallcase, situation, circumstance
2Old High Germanvalfall
3Proto-West Germanicfalla fall; death, destruction, downfall
4Proto-Germanicfallaza fall; death, destruction, downfall
5GermanFalzfold; rabbet, rebate; seam
6Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

via Luxembourgish Sträit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSträitfight, quarrel, dispute
2Middle High Germanstrīt—
3Old High Germanstrītdiscord
4Proto-West Germanic*strīd—
5Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from German Falz →