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Where does “falla” come from?

falla (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, 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.

falla (Swedish): trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;...

Definitions

  1. trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;...

Ancestry of “falla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfællato fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent
2Old Norsefella—
3Proto-Germanicfallijanąto cause to fall, to fell
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
6Slovincianpól—
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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