Where does “fause” come from?

fause (Scots) comes from Middle English fals, from Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

fause (Scots): false

Definitions

false

Ancestry of “fause”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	fals	false
2	Old English	fals	falsehood, fraud, counterfeit; false
3	Latin	falsus	deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4	Latin	fallō	to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰwel-	to bend; to lie, deceive

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