Where does “vouwen” come from?

vouwen (Dutch) comes 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.

vouwen (Dutch): to fold; to arrest

Definitions

  1. to fold; to arrest

Ancestry of “vouwen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vouwen”

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