Where does “foldil” come from?

foldil (Volapük) comes from Volapük fol, from English four, from Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

foldil (Volapük): quarter

Definitions

  1. quarter

Ancestry of “foldil”, step by step

foldil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük fol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükfolfour
2EnglishfourA numerical value equal to 4; the number after...
3Middle Englishfourfour
4Old Englishfēowerfour
5Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
6Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Volapük dil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükdilpart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr