Etymology Explorer
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Where does “gevallen” come from?
gevallen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gifallan, from Proto-Germanic gafallaną.
Ancestry of “gevallen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
gifallan
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2
Proto-Germanic
gafallaną
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Words derived from “gevallen”
gefallen
Gefallsucht
gefallsüchtig
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