Where does “eervol” come from?

eervol (Dutch) comes from Dutch vol, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

eervol (Dutch): honorable; honourable; honorably; honourably

Definitions

  1. honorable; honourable; honorably; honourably

Ancestry of “eervol”, step by step

eervol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolfull, replete
2Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
3Old Dutchfolfull
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Dutch eer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheerhonour; ere, before; copper
2Middle Dutchêerearlier, previously
3Old Dutchērbefore, earlier than
4Proto-West Germanicairiearly
5Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
6Proto-Germanicairiearly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →