Where does “fivefoldness” come from?
fivefoldness (English) comes from English fivefold, from Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald, from Old English feald, from Alemannic German Fald, from Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
fivefoldness (English): The property of being fivefold
Definitions
- The property of being fivefold
Ancestry of “fivefoldness”, step by step
fivefoldness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fivefold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fivefold | In fives; consisting of five in one; quintuple;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fiffold | — |
| 3 | Old English | fīffeald | fivefold |
| 4 | Old English | feald | occasion |
| 5 | Alemannic German | Fald | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 7 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 11 | 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 |