English
sixtyfold
Sixtyfold comes from Old English sixtiġ ‘sixty’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sehs tigiwiz‘sixty’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sixtiġ‘sixty’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150sixtiġfeald
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sixtifold
- Englishtodaysixtyfold
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sehs tigiwiz‘sixty’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sixtiġ‘sixty’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150sixtiġfeald
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sixtifold
- Englishtodaysixtyfold
Formed from sixty + -fold
Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz
Proto-West Germanic *sehs tigiwi
Old English sixtiġ
Middle English sixty
English sixty
Linked words
through Old English sixtiġ ‘sixty’
Today it means
adj By a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz / sixtyfold