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- Old English · inherited fromfēowerfeald
- Middle English · inherited fromfourfold
- English todayfourfold
From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.