Morpheme
Fall
Type
free base
Denotation
move downwards, drop, plummet,
Etymology
Middle English fallen; Old English feallan
Evidence
airfall, ashfall, backfall, befall, bergfall, catfall, chainfall, cloudfall, crossfall, darkfall, deadfall, dirtfall, dogfall, downfall, dustfall, earthfall, evenfall, fall, fallboard, fallen, fallfish, falling, fallish, fallout, fallrate, falls, falltide, falltime, fallwear, firefall, fogfall, freefall, icefall, landfall, misfall, nightfall, overfall, pinfall, pitfall, rainfall, refall, shortfall, snowfall, waterfall
Notes
autumn sense from “fall of the leaf” by 1660s
