Where does “-voud” come from?

-voud (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -vout, from Old Dutch -falt, from Frankish *-fald, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

-voud (Dutch): -fold

Definitions

  1. -fold

Ancestry of “-voud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-vout
2Old Dutch-falt
3Frankish*-fald
4Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
5Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “-voud

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-