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Where does “förfalska” come from?

förfalska (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German vörvelschen, from Old Saxon *farfalskōn, from Proto-Germanic *frafalskōn.

Ancestry of “förfalska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvörvelschen—
2Old Saxon*farfalskōn—
3Proto-Germanic*frafalskōn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *frafalskōn →