Where does “Kunstfehler” come from?
Kunstfehler (German) comes from German Fehler, from German fehlen, from Middle High German vælen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
Kunstfehler (German): malpractice
Ancestry of “Kunstfehler”, step by step
Kunstfehler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fehler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Fehler | fault, error, mistake |
| 2 | German | fehlen | to lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vælen | — |
| 4 | Old French | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 5 | Latin | fallēre | — |
via German kunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | kunst | art |
| 2 | Middle High German | kunst | knowledge, ability |
| 3 | Old High German | kunst | knowledge, wisdom, skill |