Where does “zusammenfalten” come from?

zusammenfalten (German) comes 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.

zusammenfalten (German): to fold up

Definitions

  1. to fold up

Ancestry of “zusammenfalten”, step by step

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