Where does “falda” come from?

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

falda (Icelandic): to hem, to lay up

Definitions

  1. to hem, to lay up

Ancestry of “falda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfaldurhem; times
2Old Norsefaldrseam
3Proto-Germanicfalþaz—
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 →