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