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Where does “fal” come from?

fal (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic faluz, from Proto-Indo-European pol- — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

fal (Old Frisian): cruel

Definitions

  1. cruel

Ancestry of “fal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaluzterrible; cruel; bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpol-to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

Words derived from “fal”

  • fäl
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