Where does “fallaz” come from?

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

fallaz (Proto-Germanic): a fall; death, destruction, downfall

Definitions

  1. a fall; death, destruction, downfall

Ancestry of “fallaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFalzfold; rabbet, rebate; seam
2Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “fallaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from German Falz →
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