Where does “nokvol” come from?

nokvol (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.

nokvol (Dutch): packed to the rafters

Definitions

  1. packed to the rafters

Ancestry of “nokvol”, step by step

nokvol 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 nok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnokridge of a roof; cam
2Middle Dutchnocketip, point
3Proto-Germanichnakka-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →