Twofold
/ˈtuː.foʊld/noun
Consisting of two parts or having two times the amount.
Did you know?The second part, -fold, comes from Old English *fealdan* meaning “to fold,” so the word originally described something doubled over or made in two layers.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
twifeald
“twofold; double”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*twai-faldaz
“twofold, double”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*falþanan
“to fold, bend”
Modern English
English
twofold
“having two parts or twice as much”