FELL - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
Categories: Seam
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
sew a seam by folding the edges
Categories: Sew, Run up, Sew together, Stitch
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Example: strike down a tree; Lightning struck down the hikers
Categories: Cut
Synonyms
Decrease, Shine, Pass, Cruel, Hang
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fell" was borrowed from Latin fel. It started in Proto-Indo-European *pol-. Then it appeared in Proto-Germanic *faluz. Later, people used it in Old English *fel. After that, it was Middle English fel. Over time, it became Proto-Indo-European *pelso. Finally, it reached Proto-Germanic *felzą. It started in Old Norse fell. Then it appeared in Proto-Indo-European *pel-. Later, people used it in Proto-Germanic *fellą. After that, it was Old English fel. Over time, it became Middle English fell. Finally, it reached Proto-Indo-European *peh₃lH-. It started in Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Then it appeared in Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Later, people used it in Old English fellan. After that, it was Middle English fellen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Dutch: vellen
- German: fällen
- Danish: fælde
- Norwegian: felle
- West Frisian: fel
- Dutch: vel
- German: Fell
- Latin: pellis
- Lithuanian: plėnė
- Russian: плена́
- Albanian: plah
- Ancient Greek: πέλλᾱς
- Norwegian Bokmål: fjell
- Danish: fjeld
- German: Felsen
- Middle Low German: vels
- Irish: aill
- Ancient Greek: πέλλα
- Pashto: پرښه
- Sanskrit: पाषाण
- Old Frisian: fal
- Middle Dutch: fel
- German Low German: fell
- Danish: fæl
- Middle High German: vālant
🔗 Related Words
film – A related word in the same word family.
pell – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.