Where does “achtvoudig” come from?

achtvoudig (Dutch) comes from Dutch -voudig, from Dutch -voud, 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.

achtvoudig (Dutch): eightfold

Definitions

  1. eightfold

Ancestry of “achtvoudig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-voudig-fold
2Dutch-voud-fold
3Middle Dutch-vout—
4Old Dutch-falt—
5Frankish*-fald—
6Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
7Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →