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

Definitions

  1. to be necessary

Ancestry of “faller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaloir—
2Old Frenchfalleir—
3Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Old French falleir →