Where does “vælen” come from?

vælen (Middle High German) comes from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.

Ancestry of “vælen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vælen

Every word from Latin fallēreEvery word from Old French faillir