Where does “Feeler” come from?

Feeler (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish feelen, from German Fehler, from German fehlen, from Middle High German vælen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.

Feeler (Luxembourgish): mistake; flaw, defect

Definitions

  1. mistake; flaw, defect

Ancestry of “Feeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfeelento be absent, to be lacking
2GermanFehlerfault, error, mistake
3Germanfehlento lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,...
4Middle High Germanvælen—
5Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
6Latinfallēre—
Every word from Latin fallēre →Every word from Old French faillir →Every word from Middle High German vælen →