Where does “gefealdan” come from?

gefealdan (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

gefealdan (Old English): to fold up, wrap up, roll about

Definitions

  1. to fold up, wrap up, roll about

Ancestry of “gefealdan”, step by step

gefealdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English fealdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfealdanto fold
2Proto-West Germanicfalþanto fold
3Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →