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English word fall comes from Proto-Indo-European *spōl-, Proto-Indo-European *pol-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)pōl-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ph₃elh₁né-, and later Proto-Germanic *fallaną (To fall.)
*spōl- (Proto-Indo-European)
to fall
*pol- (Proto-Indo-European)
*(s)pōl- (Proto-Indo-European)
to fall
*h₂ph₃elh₁né- (Proto-Indo-European)
*fallaną (Proto-Germanic)
To fall.
feallan (Old English)
To fall, fall down.
fallen (Middle English)
fall (English)
(chiefly, North America, obsolete elsewhere) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]. (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.. (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.. (informal, US) [...]