Where does “fall” come from?

fall (Swedish) comes from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, 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.

fall (Swedish): skin, hide, pelt

Definitions

  1. skin, hide, pelt

Ancestry of “fall”, step by step

fall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefall—
2Old Norsefallato fall
3Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Old Norse feldr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefeldr—
2Proto-Germanicfaldiza fold, folding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “fall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →
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