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Where does “fulderik” come from?

fulderik (Danish) comes from Danish fuld, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fulderik (Danish): drunkard

Definitions

  1. drunkard

Ancestry of “fulderik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfuldfull; complete; drunk
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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