Where does “Falschmünzer” come from?
Falschmünzer (German) comes from German Münzer, from German münzen, from German Münze, from Old High German muniz, from Proto-West Germanic munit, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Falschmünzer (German): producer of counterfeit coins; counterfeiter
Definitions
- producer of counterfeit coins; counterfeiter
Ancestry of “Falschmünzer”, step by step
Falschmünzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Münzer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Münzer | — |
| 2 | German | münzen | to coin, to mint |
| 3 | German | Münze | money, "in its senses as"; mint; obsolete form of... |
| 4 | Old High German | muniz | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | munit | coin |
| 6 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 7 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
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 |