Where does “forfallen” come from?
forfallen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish förfalla, from Swedish fälla, from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
forfallen (Norwegian Nynorsk): dilapidated, decayed
Definitions
- dilapidated, decayed
Ancestry of “forfallen”, step by step
forfallen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förfalla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förfalla | to decay, to degrade; to expire, to become due,... |
| 2 | Swedish | fälla | trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fælla | to fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent |
| 4 | Old Norse | fella | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallijaną | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 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 |