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Where does “falleferdig” come from?

falleferdig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk falle, 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.

falleferdig (Norwegian Nynorsk): dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown

Definitions

  1. dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown

Ancestry of “falleferdig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfalleneuter singular of fallen; to fall; to fall, die
2Old Norsefallato fall
3Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpól—
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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