Where does “fal” come from?

fal (Middle English) comes from Old English feall, from Proto-Germanic fallą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- — to fall.

fal (Middle English): fall, drop

Definitions

  1. fall, drop

Ancestry of “fal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
2Proto-Germanicfallą—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fallą →Every word from Old English feall →