An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Falte

by Friedrich Kluge

Falte, f., ‘fold, plait, crease, hem,’ from MidHG. valte, OHG. falt, m., ‘fold,’ is primit. cognate with Sans. puṭa, ‘fold’ (from pulta). See falzen. — From an OTeut. Faltstuhl (AS. fyldstôl), ‘folding stool,’ is derived the Fr. cognate fauteuil, which has lately been adopted again by ModHG.; comp. MidLat. faldistolium, faldistorium, Ital. faldistorio.