Where does “twentyfold” come from?
twentyfold (English) comes from English -fold, from Middle English -fold, from Old English -feald, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
twentyfold (English): By a factor of twenty
Definitions
- By a factor of twenty
Ancestry of “twentyfold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -fold | Used to make adjectives meaning times; Used to... |
| 2 | Middle English | -fold | fold |
| 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 |