Where does “onefold” come from?
onefold (English) comes from Middle English onfold, from Middle English anfald, from Old English ānfeald, 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.
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Ancestry of “onefold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | onfold | simple, honest; literal |
| 2 | Middle English | anfald | simple, honest; literal; single, one, onefold |
| 3 | Old English | ānfeald | single, simple |
| 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 |