Where does “falsch” come from?
falsch (German) comes 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.
falsch (German): false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged
Definitions
- false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged
Ancestry of “falsch”, step by step
falsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian falso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 2 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 3 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 4 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 5 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 6 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |