Cut down a tree or caused someone to fall or collapse.
From Old English 'fellan' meaning 'to knock down' or 'to make fall.' Related to German 'fällen' and Dutch 'vellen,' all rooted in Proto-Germanic words for causing something to topple.
When a tree is 'felled,' it takes seconds to destroy what took 100 years to grow—which is why old-growth forest logging is so controversial, and why some countries now require replanting laws to offset the carbon lost.
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