Where does “fals” come from?
fals (Middle English) comes from Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fals (Middle English): false
Definitions
- false
Ancestry of “fals”, step by step
fals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English fals
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fals | falsehood, fraud, counterfeit; false |
| 2 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 3 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via Old French fals
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fals | false |