Where does “faloir” come from?

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

Ancestry of “faloir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfalleir—
2Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “faloir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Old French falleir →