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Where does “val” come from?

val (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fall, from Proto-Germanic fallaz, from German Falz, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

val (Old High German): fall

Definitions

  1. fall

Ancestry of “val”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfalla fall; death, destruction, downfall
2Proto-Germanicfallaza fall; death, destruction, downfall
3GermanFalzfold; rabbet, rebate; seam
4Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “val”

  • Regelfall
  • Abfalleimer
  • Fallrohr
  • jedenfalls
  • Beugfall
  • Falls
  • Regenfall
  • Sonderfall
  • Notfall
  • fallweise
  • fahlblau
  • fahl
  • Notfallmedizin
  • Krankheitsfall
  • Wasserfall
  • Haarausfall
  • Ausfall
  • Fallturm
  • aschfahl
  • Grenzfall
  • Wenfall
  • ebenfalls
  • Schneefall
  • Einzelfallbetrachtung
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