Where does “fall” come from?
fall (Middle English) comes from Old English feall, from Proto-Germanic fallą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- — to fall.
Ancestry of “fall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | feall | Alternative form of fiell |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fallą | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pōl- | to fall |