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Where does “misslingen” come from?

misslingen (German) comes from Middle High German misselingen, from Old High German missilingan.

misslingen (German): to fail; to be unsuccessful

Definitions

  1. to fail; to be unsuccessful

Ancestry of “misslingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmisselingen—
2Old High Germanmissilingan—
Every word from Old High German missilingan →