Where does “fourteenfold” come from?

fourteenfold (English) comes from English fourteen, from Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fourteenfold (English): By a factor of fourteen

Definitions

  1. By a factor of fourteen

Ancestry of “fourteenfold”, step by step

fourteenfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fourteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfourteenThe cardinal number occurring after thirteen and...
2Middle Englishfourtenefourteen
3Old Englishfēowertīenefourteen
4Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

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 kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →