Where does “feelen” come from?
feelen (Luxembourgish) comes from German Fehler, from German fehlen, from Middle High German vælen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
feelen (Luxembourgish): to be absent, to be lacking
Definitions
- to be absent, to be lacking
Ancestry of “feelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 “feelen”