fell

English

/fɛl/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
  • (transitive) To strike down, kill, destroy.
  • (sewing) To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fellen inherited from Old English fellan inherited from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną (cause to fall, fell), *fallaną (fall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pōl- (fall).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)pōl-

Gloss

fall

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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