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

  1. to be absent, to be lacking

Ancestry of “feelen”, step by step

feelen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fehler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFehlerfault, error, mistake
2Germanfehlento lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,...
3Middle High Germanvælen—
4Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
5Latinfallēre—

via Middle Low German vōlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvōlen—
2Old Saxonfōlianto feel
3Proto-West Germanic*fōlijanto feel

via Middle High German veilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanveilen—

Words derived from “feelen”

Every word from Latin fallēre →Every word from Old French faillir →Every word from Middle High German vælen →