Where does “Entfaltung” come from?

Entfaltung (German) comes from German entfalten, from German falten, from Middle High German valden, from Old High German faldan, from Proto-West Germanic falþan, from Proto-Germanic falþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Entfaltung (German): unfolding, development

Definitions

  1. unfolding, development

Ancestry of “Entfaltung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentfaltento unfold (to undo a folding)
2Germanfaltento fold
3Middle High Germanvalden—
4Old High Germanfaldanto fold
5Proto-West Germanicfalþanto fold
6Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →