Where does “verfälschen” come from?

verfälschen (German) comes from Middle High German vörvelschen, from Old High German *farfalskōn, from Proto-Germanic *frafalskōn.

verfälschen (German): to falsify, tamper with, distort

Definitions

  1. to falsify, tamper with, distort

Ancestry of “verfälschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvörvelschen—
2Old High German*farfalskōn—
3Proto-Germanic*frafalskōn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *frafalskōn →Every word from Old High German *farfalskōn →Every word from Middle High German vörvelschen →