English

foldback

From fold + back.

A compound of fold + back

Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to fold’

Proto-Germanic *falþaną ‘to fold’

Proto-West Germanic *falþan ‘to fold’

Old English fealdan ‘to fold’

Middle English folden ‘to fold’

English fold

Proto-Germanic *baką ‘back’

Proto-West Germanic *bak

Old English bæc

Middle English bak ‘the back’

English back

Today it means

noun An overturned flap.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / foldback