Where does “Falschaussage” come from?

Falschaussage (German) comes from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

Falschaussage (German): false testimony, perjury

Definitions

  1. false testimony, perjury

Ancestry of “Falschaussage”, step by step

Falschaussage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German falsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfalschfalse, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged
2Italianfalsofalse; sham; forgery
3Polishfałszywyfalse
4Polishfałszdeceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity
5Middle High Germanvalsch
6Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
7Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

via German Aussage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAussageproposition; statement
2Germanaussagento state; to testify
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus