Where does “-fald” come from?

-fald (Old Saxon) comes 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.

-fald (Old Saxon): suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of...

Definitions

  1. suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of...

Ancestry of “-fald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*-falþ—
2Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
3Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
4Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic *-falþ →