Where does “plooien” come from?

plooien (Dutch) comes from French ployer, from Middle French ployer, from Old French pleier, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plooien (Dutch): to pleat, fold; to gather wrinkles

Definitions

  1. to pleat, fold; to gather wrinkles

Ancestry of “plooien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchployerto bend, fold
2Middle Frenchployerto fold
3Old FrenchpleierAlternative form of ploiier
4Latinplicāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plooien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicāre →