Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Falte” come from?

Falte (German) comes from Old High German falt, from Proto-Germanic falþō.

Falte (German): fold; wrinkle

Definitions

  1. fold; wrinkle

Ancestry of “Falte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfaltfold
2Proto-Germanicfalþō—

Words derived from “Falte”

  • faltig
  • faltenfrei
Every word from Proto-Germanic falþō →