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Where does “fall” come from?

fall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål falle, from Danish falde, from Old Danish fallæ, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

fall (Norwegian Bokmål): a fall; case; imperative of falle

Definitions

  1. a fall; case; imperative of falle

Ancestry of “fall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfallea slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves...
2Danishfaldeto fall; to drop, to descend
3Old Danishfallæ—
4Old Norsefallato fall
5Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
7Slovincianpól—
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “fall”

  • fossefall
  • snøfall
  • fallgruve
  • fallskjermsoldat
  • fallskjerm
  • dødsfall
  • utfall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →