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Where does “falen” come from?

falen (Luxembourgish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falen (Luxembourgish): to fall; to fold

Definitions

  1. to fall; to fold

Ancestry of “falen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfallanto fall
2Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
3Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpól—
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “falen”

  • eroffalen
  • fal
  • afalen
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