Where does “nödfall” come from?

nödfall (Swedish) comes from Swedish fäll, 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.

nödfall (Swedish): emergency

Definitions

  1. emergency

Ancestry of “nödfall”, step by step

nödfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fäll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfällskin, hide, pelt
2Old Norsefall—
3Old Norsefallato fall
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
6Slovincianpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Swedish nöd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnöda want, a need, a famine, a trouble
2Old Norsenauðdistress; need, necessity
3Proto-Norseᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉneed
4Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →