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a native English suffix meaning “of so many parts,” or denoting multiplication by the number indicated by the stem or word to which the suffix is attached: twofold; manifold.
Origin:
ME; OE -fald, -feald, c. OFris, OS -fald, G -falt, ON -faldr, Goth -falths, all repr. the Gmc base of fold 1 ; akin to Gk -ploos, -plous (see haplo-, diplo- ), L -plus (see simple, double, etc.), -plex -plex
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  1. Divided into a specified number of parts: fivefold.

  2. Multiplied by a specified number: fiftyfold.


[Middle English, from Old English -feald, -fald; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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-fold 
multiplicative suffix, from O.E. -feald, related to O.N. -faldr; Ger. -falt; Goth. falþs; Gk. -paltos, -plos; L. -plus. Crowded out in Eng. by Latinate double, triple, etc., but still in manifold (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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