Where does “fallskjerm” come from?
fallskjerm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fall, 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 — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
fallskjerm (Norwegian Bokmål): a parachute
Definitions
- a parachute
Ancestry of “fallskjerm”, step by step
fallskjerm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fall | a fall; case; imperative of falle |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | falle | a slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves... |
| 3 | Danish | falde | to fall; to drop, to descend |
| 4 | Old Danish | fallæ | to fall |
| 5 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 8 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via German Fallschirm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fallschirm | parachute |
| 2 | German | fäll | singular imperative of fällen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | val | fall; case |
| 4 | Old High German | val | fall |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fall | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fallaz | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 7 | German | Falz | fold; rabbet, rebate; seam |
| 8 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |