Where does “faller” come from?
faller (Norman) comes from Old French faloir, from Old French falleir, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
faller (Norman): to be necessary
Ancestry of “faller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | faloir | — |
| 2 | Old French | falleir | — |
| 3 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |