Where does “failen” come from?

failen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman faillir, from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

Ancestry of “failen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
2Vulgar Latinfallire—
3Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “failen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Vulgar Latin fallire →