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

  1. to endure, to bear; plural of veel

Ancestry of “velen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvēlento endure, to bear, to tolerate
2Old Frenchfalirto fail; to err; to make a mistake
3Vulgar Latinfallire—
4Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Vulgar Latin fallire →