English
linenfold
From linen + fold.
Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’
Proto-West Germanic *līnīn ‘made of flax’
Old English līnen ‘linen", "made of flax’
Middle English lynnen ‘made of flax fibers’
English linen
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
Today it means
noun A form of decorative carving in wood panelling that imitates folded linen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / linenfold