Where does “Falschdarstellung” come from?
Falschdarstellung (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.
Falschdarstellung (German): misrepresentation
Definitions
- misrepresentation
Ancestry of “Falschdarstellung”, step by step
Falschdarstellung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German falsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 2 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 3 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 4 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 5 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 6 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 7 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via German Darstellung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Darstellung | exhibition; depiction, presentation; description,... |