Where does “faut” come from?

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

faut (French): singular present indicative of falloir;...

Definitions

  1. singular present indicative of falloir;...

Ancestry of “faut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfalloirto need, have to; to take; to be missing
2Old Frenchfaloir—
3Old Frenchfalleir—
4Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Old French falleir →