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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

  1. fake, false; off-key, out of tune; vicious

Ancestry of “vals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvalschuntrustworthy, treacherous; false, not authentic;...
2Old Frenchfalsfalse
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4Latinfallō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “vals”

  • valsspelen
  • valsspeler
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