Where does “Vervielfachung” come from?

Vervielfachung (German) comes from German vervielfachen, from German vielfach, from German viel, from Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz — to fill.

Vervielfachung (German): multiplying

Definitions

  1. multiplying

Ancestry of “Vervielfachung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvervielfachento multiply; to multiply, to increase...
2Germanvielfachmultiple, manifold
3Germanvielmuch, a lot; much, many
4Middle High Germanvil
5Old High Germanfilumany; much
6Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
7Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
8Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-