Where does “felafeald” come from?

felafeald (Old English) comes from Old English -feald, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

felafeald (Old English): manifold

Definitions

  1. manifold

Ancestry of “felafeald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-fealdsuffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of...
2Proto-West Germanic*-falþ
3Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
4Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “felafeald

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-