Where does “falle” come from?
falle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
falle (Norwegian Bokmål): a slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves...
Definitions
- a slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves...
Ancestry of “falle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | falde | to fall; to drop, to descend |
| 2 | Old Danish | fallæ | to fall |
| 3 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 6 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |