Where does “Falschinformation” come from?

Falschinformation (German) comes from German Information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Falschinformation (German): (piece of) incorrect information, falsity, in the plural incorrect information, false information, misinformation

Definitions

  1. (piece of) incorrect information, falsity, in the plural incorrect information, false information, misinformation

Ancestry of “Falschinformation”, step by step

Falschinformation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Information

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInformationa piece of information; information;...
2Latinīnfōrmātiōsketch, idea, conception
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ