Where does “Falz” come from?

Falz (German) comes from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

Falz (German): fold; rabbet, rebate; seam

Definitions

  1. fold; rabbet, rebate; seam

Ancestry of “Falz”, step by step

Falz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin falx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

via German valz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvalz—

Words derived from “Falz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →