Where does “fold” come from?

fold (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fold, from Proto-Germanic fuldō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

fold (Icelandic): earth, ground, land

Definitions

  1. earth, ground, land

Ancestry of “fold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefoldearth, land; field
2Proto-Germanicfuldōearth, ground; field; the world
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂éh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuldō →