Where does “ānfealdnes” come from?
ānfealdnes (Old 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.
ānfealdnes (Old English): onehead, onefoldness
Definitions
- onehead, onefoldness
Ancestry of “ānfealdnes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ānfeald | single, simple |
| 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 |