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

Definitions

  1. to fail

Ancestry of “mislukken”, step by step

mislukken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lukken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlukkento succeed, to work, to go right; to manage to,...
2Middle Dutchlucken—
3Middle Low Germangelücke—
4Proto-Germanicgalukją—

via Dutch mis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
2Middle Dutchmisurine

Words derived from “mislukken”

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