Where does “farsk” come from?
farsk (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse falskr, from Middle Low German valsch, from Finnish falski, from Swedish falsk — false; untrustworthy.
farsk (Westrobothnian): deceitful, deceptive; thin, light grey ash
Definitions
- deceitful, deceptive; thin, light grey ash
Ancestry of “farsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | falskr | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | valsch | false, wrong; falsely, wrongly; fraud, trickery |
| 3 | Finnish | falski | fake, insincere, phony; false, spurious; out of... |
| 4 | Swedish | falsk | false; untrustworthy |