Where does “superfalsehood” come from?
superfalsehood (English) comes from English falsehood, from Middle English falshede, from Middle English hede, from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r — resin, gum; to say, speak.
superfalsehood (English): In supervaluationism, the quality of being...
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Ancestry of “superfalsehood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | falsehood | The property of being false; A false statement,... |
| 2 | Middle English | falshede | falseness; falsehood |
| 3 | Middle English | hede | Alternative form of hod; Alternative form of heed |
| 4 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 5 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 6 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 7 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | — |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |