Where does “förfall” come from?
förfall (Swedish) comes from Swedish förfalla, from Swedish fälla, from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
förfall (Swedish): decay, downfall; absence
Definitions
- decay, downfall; absence
Ancestry of “förfall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förfalla | to decay, to degrade; to expire, to become due,... |
| 2 | Swedish | fälla | trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fælla | to fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent |
| 4 | Old Norse | fella | — |
| 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 |