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Where does “seofonfeald” come from?

seofonfeald (Old English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

seofonfeald (Old English): sevenfold

Definitions

  1. sevenfold

Ancestry of “seofonfeald”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seofonfeald”

  • sevenfold
  • sevenfoldness
  • sevenefold
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