Where does “vouden” come from?
vouden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch faldan, from Proto-West Germanic falþan, from Proto-Germanic falþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
vouden (Middle Dutch): to fold
Ancestry of “vouden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | faldan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | falþan | to fold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | falþaną | to fold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “vouden”