falloir

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French word falloir comes from Old French falt, Proto-Indo-European *gʰwel-

falt (Old French)

*gʰwel- (Proto-Indo-European)

falleir (Old French)

fallere (Latin)

*falleir (Old French)

faloir (Old French)

falloir (French)

(impersonal) to be necessary. (reflexive, with "en") to be missing. To take (time).

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