English
foldover
From fold + over.
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-Indo-European *úp
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Proto-Germanic *uber
Proto-West Germanic *obar ‘over’
Old English ofer ‘over’
Middle English over ‘above’
English over
Today it means
adj Having one component that folds over the top of another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foldover