Where does “fald” come from?
fald (Middle English) comes from Old English falod, from Hungarian -öd, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
Ancestry of “fald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | falod | fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen |
| 2 | Hungarian | -öd | your; Used to form the second-person singular... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 4 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |