Where does “folaige” come from?

folaige (Old French) comes from Old French aige, from Old French edage, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

folaige (Old French): folly; insane or stupid act

Definitions

  1. folly; insane or stupid act

Ancestry of “folaige”, step by step

folaige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French aige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchaigeAlternative form of aage
2Old FrenchedageAlternative form of aage
3Old Frenchaageage
4Vulgar Latinaetaticumage
5Latinaetāsthe period of a life: lifetime, lifespan
6Latinaevitās
7Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Old French fol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfolmad; insane; foolish; silly
2Latinfollisbellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-Every word from Proto-Italic aiwotāts