Where does “falskleg” come from?

falskleg (Swedish) comes from Swedish falsk — false; untrustworthy.

falskleg (Swedish): a fake ID (often for buying strong alcohol at Systembolaget)

Definitions

  1. a fake ID (often for buying strong alcohol at Systembolaget)

Ancestry of “falskleg”, step by step

falskleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish falsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfalskfalse; untrustworthy

via Swedish leg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlegcertified, authorized; indicating an authorized...
Every word from Swedish falsk