Where does “Falschmeldung” come from?

Falschmeldung (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.

Falschmeldung (German): hoax, canard

Definitions

  1. hoax, canard

Ancestry of “Falschmeldung”, step by step

Falschmeldung 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 Meldung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeldungreport; notification; message
2Germanmeldento report; to tell on; to put one's hand up
3Middle High Germanmelden—
4Old Dutchmeldon—
5Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
6Proto-Germanic*melþōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin falsus →