fall
The origin and history of fall.
Etymology
From Old English feallan ("to fall, fail, die"). The sense "autumn" developed in English as a shortening of the older phrase "fall of the leaf."
The origin and history of fall.
From Old English feallan ("to fall, fail, die"). The sense "autumn" developed in English as a shortening of the older phrase "fall of the leaf."
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