Where does “fabht” come from?

fabht (Irish) comes from Anglo-Norman faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

fabht (Irish): fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core

Definitions

  1. fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core

Ancestry of “fabht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanfautefault; error; mistake
2Vulgar Latinfallitashortcoming
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “fabht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus
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