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

  1. present participle of falsen; The act or process...

Ancestry of “falsening”, step by step

falsening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English falsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfalsenTo make false; falsify
2EnglishfalseUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based...
3Germanfalschfalse, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged
4Italianfalsofalse; sham; forgery
5Polishfałszywyfalse
6Polishfałszdeceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity
7Middle High Germanvalsch
8Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
9Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus
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