Where does “smertefuld” come from?

smertefuld (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.

smertefuld (Danish): painful

Definitions

  1. painful

Ancestry of “smertefuld”, step by step

smertefuld 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 smerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsmertepain; suffering; grief
2Middle Low Germansmerte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →