Where does “hønefuld” come from?

hønefuld (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.

hønefuld (Danish): very drunk

Definitions

  1. very drunk

Ancestry of “hønefuld”, step by step

hønefuld 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 høne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhønehen; chicken
2Old Norsehǿnahen (female of the chicken, Gallus gallus)
3Proto-Germanichōnijǭhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →