Where does “nineteenfold” come from?

nineteenfold (English) comes from English nineteen, from Middle English nyntene, from Old English niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

nineteenfold (English): nineteen times as many

Definitions

  1. nineteen times as many

Ancestry of “nineteenfold”, step by step

nineteenfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nineteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineteenThe cardinal number occurring after eighteen and...
2Middle Englishnyntenenineteen
3Old Englishniġontēne—
4Proto-Germanicnewuntehunnineteen
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
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