Where does “vierzigfach” come from?
vierzigfach (German) comes from German -fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
vierzigfach (German): fortyfold
Ancestry of “vierzigfach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -fach | -fold |
| 2 | Middle High German | vach | -fold |
| 3 | Old High German | fah | wall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |