Where does “fals” come from?
fals (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch vals, from Middle Dutch valsch, from Old French fals, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fals (Sranan Tongo): vicious
Definitions
- vicious
Ancestry of “fals”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vals | fake, false; off-key, out of tune; vicious |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | valsch | untrustworthy, treacherous; false, not authentic;... |
| 3 | Old French | fals | false |
| 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 |