Where does “uitvouwen” come from?

uitvouwen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vouwen, from Middle Dutch vouden, from Old Dutch faldan, from Proto-West Germanic falþan, from Proto-Germanic falþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

uitvouwen (Dutch): to spread out

Definitions

  1. to spread out

Ancestry of “uitvouwen”, step by step

uitvouwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvouwento fold; to arrest
2Middle Dutchvoudento fold
3Old Dutchfaldan—
4Proto-West Germanicfalþanto fold
5Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Dutch uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut—
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “uitvouwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →