Where does “fala” come from?
fala (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch vellen, from Middle Dutch vellen, from Old Dutch fellen, from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
fala (Sranan Tongo): to fell
Definitions
- to fell
Ancestry of “fala”, step by step
fala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vellen | to fell, cut down; to decide, to pronounce;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vellen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fellen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fallijan | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallijaną | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 8 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |