befalling
English
noun
Definitions
- A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bifallinge suffix from English befall.
Origin
English
befall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- befall English
- befalleth English
- fall English
- misbefall English
- bevallen Dutch, Flemish
- bevalling Dutch, Flemish
- stortbevalling Dutch, Flemish
- stuitbevalling Dutch, Flemish
- bifallen Middle English
- bifallinge Middle English