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
- singular present indicative of falloir;...
Ancestry of “faut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | falloir | to need, have to; to take; to be missing |
| 2 | Old French | faloir | — |
| 3 | Old French | falleir | — |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |