Where does “falen” come from?

falen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch falen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.

falen (Dutch): to fail; to default

Definitions

  1. to fail; to default

Ancestry of “falen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfalen—
2Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
3Latinfallēre—

Words derived from “falen”

Every word from Latin fallēre →Every word from Old French faillir →Every word from Middle Dutch falen →