English
throughfall
From through + fall.
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through’
Proto-Germanic *þurhw ‘through’
Old English þurh ‘through’
Middle English thurgh
English through
Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- ‘to collapse’
Proto-Germanic *fallaną ‘to fall’
Proto-West Germanic *fallan ‘to fall’
Old English feallan ‘to fall’
Middle English fallen ‘to fall’
English fall
Today it means
noun The shedding of excess water from leaves to the ground.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “throughfall”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / throughfall