Where does “folden” come from?

folden (Middle English) comes from Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic falþan, from Proto-Germanic falþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

folden (Middle English): To bend; to flex

Definitions

  1. To bend; to flex

Ancestry of “folden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfealdanto fold
2Proto-West Germanicfalþanto fold
3Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “folden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic falþan →
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