Where does “folden” come from?

folden (English) comes from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic falþan, from Proto-Germanic falþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

folden (English): alternative past participle of fold

Definitions

  1. alternative past participle of fold

Ancestry of “folden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfoldenTo bend; to flex
2Old Englishfealdanto fold
3Proto-West Germanicfalþanto fold
4Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic falþan →