Where does “fehlen” come from?
fehlen (German) comes from Middle High German vælen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
fehlen (German): to lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,...
Definitions
- to lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,...
Ancestry of “fehlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vælen | — |
| 2 | Old French | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 3 | Latin | fallēre | — |
Words derived from “fehlen”