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Where does “maniġfeald” come from?

maniġfeald (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic managafalþaz, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

maniġfeald (Old English): manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous,...

Definitions

  1. manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous,...

Ancestry of “maniġfeald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmanagafalþazvarious, diverse, manifold
2Proto-Germanic-falþaz-fold
3Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “maniġfeald”

  • manifold
  • manifoldness
  • manifoldly
  • submanifold
  • manifolded
  • nonmanifold
  • pseudomanifold
  • nilmanifold
  • supermanifold
  • manifold
  • manigfealdnes
  • gemanigfealdian
  • manigfealdlic
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