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
- typo, typing error
Ancestry of “tikfout”, step by step
tikfout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch fout
| 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 | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via Dutch tikken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tikken | to tick, to make a ticking sound; to tap; to type... |