Where does “falsening” come from?
falsening (English) comes from English falsen, from English false, from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus — to bend; to lie, deceive.
falsening (English): present participle of falsen; The act or process...
Definitions
- present participle of falsen; The act or process...
Ancestry of “falsening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | falsen | To make false; falsify |
| 2 | English | false | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based... |
| 3 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 4 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 5 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 6 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 7 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 8 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 9 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |