Where does “neahfeald” come from?

neahfeald (Old English) comes from Old English -feald, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

neahfeald (Old English): intimate, close-knit

Definitions

  1. intimate, close-knit

Ancestry of “neahfeald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-fealdsuffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of...
2Proto-West Germanic*-falþ—
3Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
4Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -falþaz →Every word from Old English -feald →
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