Where does “falaise” come from?

falaise (Norman) comes from Old French faleise, from Frankish falisa, from Proto-Germanic falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

falaise (Norman): cliff

Definitions

  1. cliff

Ancestry of “falaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaleisecliff
2Frankishfalisa—
3Proto-Germanicfalisazrock, cliff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falisaz →Every word from Frankish falisa →