Where does “fałsz” come from?

fałsz (Polish) comes from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

fałsz (Polish): deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity

Definitions

  1. deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity

Ancestry of “fałsz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvalsch—
2Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
3Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “fałsz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin falsus →