Where does “fałszywość” come from?
fałszywość (Polish) comes from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fałszywość (Polish): falsehood
Definitions
- falsehood
Ancestry of “fałszywość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 2 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 3 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 4 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |