Where does “velen” come from?
velen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vēlen, from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
velen (Dutch): to endure, to bear; plural of veel
Definitions
- to endure, to bear; plural of veel
Ancestry of “velen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vēlen | — |
| 2 | Old French | falir | to fail; to err; to make a mistake |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fallire | — |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |