Where does “fold” come from?

fold (Danish) comes from Old Danish fald, from Middle Low German valde, from Old Saxon faled, from Proto-Germanic faludaz — an enclosed space, enclosure.

fold (Danish): fold; crease; wrinkle

Definitions

  1. fold; crease; wrinkle

Ancestry of “fold”, step by step

fold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish fald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfald—
2Middle Low Germanvalde—
3Old Saxonfaled—
4Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure

via Old Norse faldr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefaldrseam
2Proto-Germanicfalþaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic faludaz →Every word from Old Saxon faled →Every word from Middle Low German valde →