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Where does “anfald” come from?

anfald (Middle English) comes from Old English ānfeald, from Old English feald, from Alemannic German Fald, from Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

anfald (Middle English): simple, honest; literal; single, one, onefold

Definitions

  1. simple, honest; literal; single, one, onefold

Ancestry of “anfald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishānfealdsingle, simple
2Old Englishfealdoccasion
3Alemannic GermanFald—
4Middle High Germanvëlt—
5Old High Germanfeld—
6Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
7Proto-Germanicfelþuz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “anfald”

  • onefold
  • aefauld
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →