Where does “-vout” come from?

-vout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -falt, from Frankish *-fald, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “-vout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-falt—
2Frankish*-fald—
3Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
4Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “-vout”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -falþaz →Every word from Old Dutch -falt →