Where does “-falt” come from?

-falt (Old Dutch) comes 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 “-falt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-falt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -falþaz →Every word from Frankish *-fald →