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
Ancestry of “Feeler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | feelen | to be absent, to be lacking |
| 2 | German | Fehler | fault, error, mistake |
| 3 | German | fehlen | to lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vælen | — |
| 5 | Old French | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 6 | Latin | fallēre | — |