windfall and watershed
Howdy,I am wondering about the origins of the terms windfall and watershed.Can anyone help? Thanksunkelbud
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As for windfall, OED2 suggests it originated as a combination of wind and fall, but also says it may have had a foreign origin, and mentions MHG (Middle High German) wintval. The first citation is...
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"Windfall" orginally meant something that the wind caused to fall, in particular (and this use is still current) fruit, although it also referred to branches or even whole trees. Thus a windfall could...
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My initial understanding of windfall was an extension of Dr T's comments of being something for nothing. I had heard that in "the old days" (and I have no idea of when) all fruit still on the tree...
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