Sixfold
/ˈsɪks.foʊld/noun
Having six parts, layers, or times as much.
Did you know?The second half of sixfold comes from Old English *feald*, from a root meaning “to fold” or “to turn,” which also gave English words tied to folding, doubling, and repeated action.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swéks
“six”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pel-
“to fold, to turn, to spread”
Old English
OE
siexfeald
“six times as much; six times over”
Middle English
ME
sixfold
“six times as much; six times over”
Modern English
English
sixfold
“having six parts or being six times as much”