Where does “faling” come from?

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

faling (Dutch): bankruptcy

Definitions

  1. bankruptcy

Ancestry of “faling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfalento fail; to default
2Middle Dutchfalen—
3Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
4Latinfallēre—
Every word from Latin fallēre →
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