Where does “falen” come from?

falen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.

Ancestry of “falen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
2Latinfallēre—

Words derived from “falen”

Every word from Latin fallēre →Every word from Old French faillir →
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