Where does “veilen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “veilen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veilen

Every word from Latin fallēreEvery word from Old French faillir