Where does “faleise” come from?

faleise (Old French) comes from Frankish falisa, from Proto-Germanic falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

faleise (Old French): cliff

Definitions

  1. cliff

Ancestry of “faleise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfalisa—
2Proto-Germanicfalisazrock, cliff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff

Words derived from “faleise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falisaz →Every word from Frankish falisa →