Where does “seventyfold” come from?
seventyfold (English) comes from English fold, from Middle English fold, from Old English fald, from Proto-Germanic faludaz — an enclosed space, enclosure.
seventyfold (English): By a multiple of seventy; by seventy times as...
Definitions
- By a multiple of seventy; by seventy times as...
Ancestry of “seventyfold”, step by step
seventyfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fold | To bend over so that it comes in contact with... |
| 2 | Middle English | fold | A pen, enclosure, or shelter for domesticated animals |
| 3 | Old English | fald | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | faludaz | an enclosed space, enclosure |
via English seventy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seventy | The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine... |
| 2 | Middle English | seventy | seventy |
| 3 | Old English | hundseofontiġ | seventy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebuntēhundą | seventy |