Where does “fall” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. a fall; death, destruction, downfall

Ancestry of “fall”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fall”

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