plummet
The origin and history of plummet.
Etymology
From Old French "plommet", a small ball of lead used on a measuring line; the verb sense of "falling swiftly" developed centuries later from the noun.
The origin and history of plummet.
From Old French "plommet", a small ball of lead used on a measuring line; the verb sense of "falling swiftly" developed centuries later from the noun.