Where does “vals” come from?
vals (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch valsch, from Old French fals, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
vals (Dutch): fake, false; off-key, out of tune; vicious
Definitions
- fake, false; off-key, out of tune; vicious
Ancestry of “vals”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | valsch | untrustworthy, treacherous; false, not authentic;... |
| 2 | Old French | fals | false |
| 3 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “vals”