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Where does “falleir” come from?

falleir (Old French) comes from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

Ancestry of “falleir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfallō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “falleir”

  • faut
  • faille
  • falloir
  • ファイユ
  • stavefeil
  • feilaktig
  • feilmelding
  • feilvare
  • skrivefeil
  • feil
  • faloir
  • faller
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