English
fallway
From fall + way.
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
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring’
Proto-Germanic *wegaz
Proto-West Germanic *weg ‘way’
Old English weġ
Middle English way
English way
Today it means
noun A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
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Etymograph / fallway