Where does “aanvullen” come from?

aanvullen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vullen, from Middle Dutch vullen, from Old Dutch fullen, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

aanvullen (Dutch): to supplement; to complement, to complete

Definitions

  1. to supplement; to complement, to complete

Ancestry of “aanvullen”, step by step

aanvullen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vullen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvullento fill
2Middle Dutchvullento fill, to make full; to fulfill; to bring into...
3Old Dutchfullen—
4Proto-West Germanic*fullijanto fill
5Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “aanvullen”

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