langeta.
to be cast, be projected, fall, descend (of light, a shadow, etc.)
Meaning & usage
to be cast, be projected, fall, descend (of light, a shadow, etc.)
Valo lankeaa suuresta ikkunasta huoneeseen.
Pimeys lankesi heidän ylleen.
to lapse (morally) [with illative ‘into’]; to sin
langeta syntiin
to indulge in, yield to a temptation
to fall for [with illative], to be fooled
langeta jekkuun
langeta ansaan
to fall on, fall upon [with allative]; to occur, happen
langeta yhteen
Vastuu lankeaa hänelle.
to become due (often with maksettavaksi as the qualifier)
to fall, fall down (in general)
langeta maahan
langeta kasvoilleen
to throw oneself, prostrate oneself
langeta polvilleen
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *langët'ak. Related to Estonian langema, Ingrian langeta, Karelian lanketa, Livonian langõ, Ludian langeta, Veps langeta and Votic langõtõ. Semantic development * (to fall, fall down): Original Proto-Finnic sense. * (to be cast, projected, fall): From “to fall (down)”. * (to fall for): Through the idea of 'erring', making a mistake, as a figurative use of 'falling down'. * (to lapse, sin): Through the idea of 'erring' in religious usage. *: → “to indulge in, yield to a temptation”, a straightforward semantic expansion. * (to fall on, fall upon): Figurative usage of “to fall (down)”; compare Swedish tillfalla (“to fall upon”) (from falla (“to fall”)). * (to become due): Compare Swedish förfalla (“to become due”) (from falla (“to fall”)); probably also explainable from “to fall on, fall upon”.
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