Dutch word fout comes from Latin falsus (Liar, deceiver.)

Detailed word origin of fout

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
falsus	Latin (lat)	Liar, deceiver.
*fallita	Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
faute	Old French (fro)	Fault; error; mistake.
faute	Middle Dutch (dum)
fout	Dutch (nld)	Error. Mistake.

Words with the same origin as fout