Where does “forfalle” come from?
forfalle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Verfall, from German verfallen, from Dutch vervallen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi — on, onto.
forfalle (Norwegian Bokmål): to fall due for payment etc
Definitions
- to fall due for payment etc
Ancestry of “forfalle”, step by step
forfalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verfall | decay, deterioration, decline; decadence |
| 2 | German | verfallen | to expire; to lapse; to be forfeited |
| 3 | Dutch | vervallen | to decline, reject; to worsen; to decay, rot |
| 4 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 5 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 6 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 8 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle Low German vorvallen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vorvallen | — |