Where does “Falschspieler” come from?
Falschspieler (German) comes from German Spieler, from German spielen, from Middle High German [[spiln, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Falschspieler (German): cheat
Definitions
- cheat
Ancestry of “Falschspieler”, step by step
Falschspieler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spieler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spieler | agent noun of spielen; player |
| 2 | German | spielen | to play |
| 3 | Middle High German | [[spiln | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spilōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |