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
- to need, have to; to take; to be missing
Ancestry of “falloir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | faloir | — |
| 2 | Old French | falleir | — |
| 3 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “falloir”