Where does “fold” come from?
fold (Danish) comes from Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
fold (Danish): fold; crease; wrinkle
Ancestry of “fold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | -faldr | -fold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -falþaz | -fold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -poltos | -fold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |