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Where does “-falþaz” come from?

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

-falþaz (Proto-Germanic): -fold

Definitions

  1. -fold

Ancestry of “-falþaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-poltos-fold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “-falþaz”

  • manifold
  • sevenfold
  • sixfold
  • eightfold
  • manifoldness
  • multifold
  • twentyfold
  • twelvefold
  • millionfold
  • severalfold
  • onefold
  • trifold
  • manifoldly
  • bifold
  • submanifold
  • fiftyfold
  • manifolded
  • fifteenfold
  • elevenfold
  • sixteenfold
  • fortyfold
  • fourteenfold
  • thirteenfold
  • billionfold
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