Where does “falloir” come from?

falloir (French) comes from Old French faloir, from Old French falleir, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falloir (French): to need, have to; to take; to be missing

Definitions

  1. to need, have to; to take; to be missing

Ancestry of “falloir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaloir—
2Old Frenchfalleir—
3Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falloir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Old French falleir →