Where does “tralse” come from?
tralse (English) comes from English false, from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō — to bend; to lie, deceive.
tralse (English): Both true and false
Definitions
- Both true and false
Ancestry of “tralse”, step by step
tralse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English false
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | false | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect; Based... |
| 2 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 3 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 4 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 5 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 6 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 7 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 8 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via English True
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | True | — |
| 2 | Middle English | treowe | Alternative form of trewe |
| 3 | Old English | trēowe | trusty, faithful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | triwwiz | true; faithful |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deru- | firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid |