Where does “eightfoldness” come from?
eightfoldness (English) comes from English eightfold, from Old English eahtafeald, from Old English -feald, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
eightfoldness (English): The property of being eightfold
Definitions
- The property of being eightfold
Ancestry of “eightfoldness”, step by step
eightfoldness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eightfold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eightfold | Eight times as much; multiplied by eight;... |
| 2 | Old English | eahtafeald | eightfold |
| 3 | Old English | -feald | suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-falþ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -falþaz | -fold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -poltos | -fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |