Where does “onefoldness” come from?
onefoldness (English) comes from Old English ānfealdnes, 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, from Proto-Germanic felþuz — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
onefoldness (English): The property of being onefold
Definitions
- The property of being onefold
Ancestry of “onefoldness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ānfealdnes | onehead, onefoldness |
| 2 | Old English | ānfeald | single, simple |
| 3 | Old English | feald | occasion |
| 4 | Alemannic German | Fald | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |