Where does “Sprachfehler” come from?
Sprachfehler (German) comes from German Fehler, from German fehlen, from Middle High German vælen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
Ancestry of “Sprachfehler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
Words derived from “Sprachfehler”