Where does “fold” come from?

fold (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fuldō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

fold (Old Norse): earth, land; field

Definitions

  1. earth, land; field

Ancestry of “fold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfuldōearth, ground; field; the world
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂éh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “fold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuldō →