fallen

German (Berlin)

/ˈfaln̩/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to fall; to drop
  • (intransitive) to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action
  • (intransitive) to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
  • (intransitive) to become lower, to decrease, to decline

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vallen inherited from Old High German fallan inherited from *fallan inherited from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (fall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pōl-

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