Where does “spelfout” come from?
spelfout (Dutch) comes from Dutch fout, from Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
spelfout (Dutch): spelling mistake, misspelling
Definitions
- spelling mistake, misspelling
Ancestry of “spelfout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fout | error; mistake; wrong |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | faute | — |
| 3 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 5 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 6 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |