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Where does “antfallan” come from?

antfallan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon fallan, 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.

antfallan (Old Saxon): to fall away, fall down

Definitions

  1. to fall away, fall down

Ancestry of “antfallan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfallanto fall
2Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
3Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpól—
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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