Where does “fallan” come from?

fallan (Proto-West Germanic) 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.

fallan (Proto-West Germanic): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “fallan”, 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 “fallan

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