Where does “hunfold” come from?
hunfold (Middle English) comes from Old English hundfeald, 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.
hunfold (Middle English): hundredfold
Definitions
- hundredfold
Ancestry of “hunfold”, step by step
hunfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hundfeald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hundfeald | hundredfold |
| 2 | Old English | feald | occasion |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Fald | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |