Where does “falhir” come from?

falhir (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

falhir (Occitan): to fail

Definitions

  1. to fail

Ancestry of “falhir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfallire—
2Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Vulgar Latin fallire →
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