Etymology

infold

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Today it means: To fold inwards. Full definition →

Middle English infolden ← Old English fealdan ← Proto-West Germanic *falþan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  8. Proto-Germanic*falþaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*falþan
  10. Old Englishfealdan
  11. Middle Englishfolden
  12. Middle Englishinfolden
  13. English todayinfold

From Middle English infolden, equivalent to in- + fold.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishinfolden all →

enfold

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