Where does “folde” come from?

folde (Danish) comes from Old Norse falda, from Proto-Germanic falþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

folde (Danish): to fold; indefinite plural of fold

Definitions

  1. to fold; indefinite plural of fold

Ancestry of “folde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefaldato hood; to fold, make folds
2Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “folde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falþaną →Every word from Old Norse falda →