Where does “falsgober” come from?
falsgober (Cornish) comes from Cornish fals, from Middle English fals, from Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falsgober (Cornish): bribe
Definitions
- bribe
Ancestry of “falsgober”, step by step
falsgober traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish fals
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | fals | adulterous, cheating, false, insincere, treacherous |
| 2 | Middle English | fals | false |
| 3 | Old English | fals | falsehood, fraud, counterfeit; false |
| 4 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |