Where does “feble” come from?

feble (Anglo-Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin febelis, from Latin flēbilis, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

feble (Anglo-Norman): weak, feeble; weak; feeble

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble; weak; feeble

Ancestry of “feble”, step by step

feble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin febelis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfebelis—
2Latinflēbilislamentable
3Latinfleōto weep, cry
4Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Latin flebilis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflebilislamentable; doleful, tearful
2LatinfleoI weep, cry; I lament, grieve for

Words derived from “feble”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →