Where does “vielfach” come from?

vielfach (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

vielfach (German): multiple, manifold

Definitions

  1. multiple, manifold

Ancestry of “vielfach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvielmuch, a lot; much, many
2Middle High Germanvil
3Old High Germanfilumany; much
4Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
5Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
6Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “vielfach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-