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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | falleir | — |
| 2 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “faloir”