Where does “-faldur” come from?

-faldur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

-faldur (Icelandic): -fold

Definitions

  1. -fold

Ancestry of “-faldur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-faldr-fold
2Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
3Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -falþaz →Every word from Old Norse -faldr →