Where does “*-fald” come from?

*-fald (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “*-fald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
2Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “*-fald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -falþaz →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -poltos →