From Middle English onfold, anfald, from Old English ānfeald, from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz, equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud, German Einfalt and einfach, Icelandic einfaldur, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃. More at one, -fold.
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