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Etymology of the English word falsehood

the English word falsehood
derived from the English word false
derived from the Latin word falsus (wrong, lying, fictitious)
derived from the Latin word fallere (deceive; slip by; disappoint)
derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-
using the English suffix -hood
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *haidus




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