Where does “fowtu” come from?
fowtu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch fout, from Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fowtu (Sranan Tongo): wrong
Definitions
- wrong
Ancestry of “fowtu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fout | error; mistake; wrong |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | faute | — |
| 3 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 5 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 6 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |