Where does “mislukken” come from?
mislukken (Dutch) comes from Dutch lukken, from Middle Dutch lucken, from Middle Low German gelücke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.
mislukken (Dutch): to fail
Ancestry of “mislukken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lukken | to succeed, to work, to go right; to manage to,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lucken | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | gelücke | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galukją | — |
Words derived from “mislukken”