Where does “fallan” come from?

fallan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic fallan, 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.

fallan (Old Dutch): to fall; to descend

Definitions

  1. to fall; to descend

Ancestry of “fallan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
2Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
4Slovincianpólhalf
5Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “fallan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →
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