Where does “fifteenfold” come from?

fifteenfold (English) comes from English fifteen, from Middle English fiftene, from Old English fīftīene, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

fifteenfold (English): By a factor of fifteen

Definitions

  1. By a factor of fifteen

Ancestry of “fifteenfold”, step by step

fifteenfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fifteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfifteenThe cardinal number occurring after fourteen and...
2Middle Englishfiftenefifteen
3Old Englishfīftīenefifteen
4Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via English fold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoldTo bend over so that it comes in contact with...
2Middle EnglishfoldA pen, enclosure, or shelter for domesticated animals
3Old Englishfald—
4Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun →
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