Where does “tikfout” come from?

tikfout (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.

tikfout (Dutch): typo, typing error

Definitions

  1. typo, typing error

Ancestry of “tikfout”, step by step

tikfout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch fout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfouterror; mistake; wrong
2Middle Dutchfaute
3Old Frenchfautefault; error; mistake
4Vulgar Latinfallitashortcoming
5Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
6Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

via Dutch tikken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtikkento tick, to make a ticking sound; to tap; to type...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-