Where does “valsch” come from?
valsch (Middle Low German) comes from Finnish falski, from Swedish falsk — false; untrustworthy.
valsch (Middle Low German): false, wrong; falsely, wrongly; fraud, trickery
Definitions
- false, wrong; falsely, wrongly; fraud, trickery
Ancestry of “valsch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | falski | fake, insincere, phony; false, spurious; out of... |
| 2 | Swedish | falsk | false; untrustworthy |
Words derived from “valsch”