Where does “feblen” come from?
feblen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman feblir, from Old French feble, from Vulgar Latin febelis, from Latin flēbilis, from Latin fleō, from Proto-Italic flēō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
feblen (Middle English): To cause to become feeble or weakened; To become ...
Definitions
- To cause to become feeble or weakened; To become ...
Ancestry of “feblen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | feblir | — |
| 2 | Old French | feble | weak; feeble |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | febelis | — |
| 4 | Latin | flēbilis | — |
| 5 | Latin | fleō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flēō | weep, cry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |