falla

Swedish

/falːa/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to fall
  • to die, especially in battle

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish falla inherited from Old Norse falla inherited from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (fall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo, *h₂p-*h₃elh₁- (helh-).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂epo, *h₂p-*h₃elh₁-

Gloss

helh-

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