Where does “falla” come from?

falla (Old Norse) comes 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.

falla (Old Norse): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “falla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “falla”

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