Where does “sixfold” come from?
Sixfold comes from Middle English sexfold, from Old English sixfeald, from Old English siex, from Proto-Germanic sehs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pel-.
sixfold (English): Having six component parts; Times six, multiplied...
Definitions
- Having six component parts; Times six, multiplied...
Ancestry of “sixfold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sexfold | — |
| 2 | Old English | sixfeald | sixfold |
| 3 | Old English | -feald | suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-falþ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -falþaz | -fold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -poltos | -fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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