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
Ancestry of “vouwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vouden | to fold |
| 2 | Old Dutch | faldan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | falþan | to fold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | falþaną | to fold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “vouwen”