Where does “linenfold” come from?

linenfold (English) comes from English linen, from Middle English lynnen, from Old English līnen, from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

linenfold (English): A form of decorative carving in wood panelling...

Definitions

  1. A form of decorative carving in wood panelling...

Ancestry of “linenfold”, step by step

linenfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English linen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinenThread or cloth made from flax fiber; Domestic...
2Middle EnglishlynnenMade of flax fibers; linen
3Old Englishlīnenlinen", "made of flax
4Proto-Germaniclīnīnazlinen, made of flax
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

via English fold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoldTo bend over so that it comes in contact with...
2Middle EnglishfoldA pen, enclosure, or shelter for domesticated animals
3Old Englishfald—
4Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure
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