English

infold

Infold comes from Middle English infolden.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from in- + fold

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

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

Every English word from Middle English infolden

verb To fold inwards.

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