From Middle English manifold, from Old English maniġfeald, from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt, Icelandic margfaldr. Compare also German mannigfaltig, Dutch menigvoudig, Danish mangefold, Swedish mångfald.
From Middle English manifolden, from Old English maniġfealdan, equivalent to many + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda ("to multiply"), Swedish mångfaldiga ("to manifold, reproduce").
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