Where does “gådefuld” come from?

gådefuld (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.

gådefuld (Danish): mysterious, enigmatic, inscrutable

Definitions

  1. mysterious, enigmatic, inscrutable

Ancestry of “gådefuld”, step by step

gådefuld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fuld

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

via Danish gade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgadestreet
2Old Danishgatæ
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂

Words derived from “gådefuld

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz