Where does “fylde” come from?

fylde (Danish) comes from Old Danish fyllæ, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fylde (Danish): volume; wealth, abundance; to fill

Definitions

  1. volume; wealth, abundance; to fill

Ancestry of “fylde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfyllæ—
2Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fylde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →
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