Where does “fallgruve” come from?
fallgruve (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fall, 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.
fallgruve (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pitfall
Ancestry of “fallgruve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fall | a fall; case; past tense of falle |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | falle | neuter singular of fallen; to fall; to fall, die |
| 3 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 6 | Slovincian | pól | — |
| 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 |