Where does “negenvoud” come from?

negenvoud (Dutch) comes 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.

negenvoud (Dutch): A ninefold

Definitions

  1. A ninefold

Ancestry of “negenvoud”, step by step

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