Where does “trefall” come from?
trefall (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tre, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
trefall (Norwegian Nynorsk): treefall
Definitions
- treefall
Ancestry of “trefall”, step by step
trefall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk tre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tre | three; tree; wood |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Norwegian Nynorsk fall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | half |
| 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 |