Where does “geval” come from?

geval (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gevallen, from Old Dutch gifallan.

geval (Middle Dutch): fate; fortune, luck; event, occurrence

Definitions

  1. fate; fortune, luck; event, occurrence

Ancestry of “geval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgevallento fall; to decay, to collapse; to end, to expire
2Old Dutchgifallan—

Words derived from “geval”

Every word from Old Dutch gifallan →Every word from Middle Dutch gevallen →