manifold

manifold · adjective, adverb, noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*managafalþaz
2. Old English · inherited frommaniġfeald“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”
3. Middle English · inherited frommanifold
4. English todaymanifold

From Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).

manifold · verb²

1. Old English · inherited frommaniġfealdan“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”
2. Middle English · inherited frommanifolden
3. English todaymanifold

From Middle English manifolden, from Old English maniġfealdan (“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”), equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda (“to multiply”), Swedish mångfaldiga (“to manifold, reproduce”).

Manifold · proper noun³

Unknown.