Where does “falsk” come from?
falsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German valsch, from Finnish falski, from Swedish falsk — false; untrustworthy.
falsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): false
Ancestry of “falsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | valsch | false, wrong; falsely, wrongly; fraud, trickery |
| 2 | Finnish | falski | fake, insincere, phony; false, spurious; out of... |
| 3 | Swedish | falsk | false; untrustworthy |