Where does “sfeervol” come from?

sfeervol (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.

sfeervol (Dutch): atmospheric, agreeable, charming

Definitions

  1. atmospheric, agreeable, charming

Ancestry of “sfeervol”, step by step

sfeervol 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 sfeer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsfeersphere, round object; atmosphere, mood
2Middle Dutchspērespear, lance
3Old Dutchsperu—
4Proto-West Germanic*speru—
5Proto-Germanicsperuspear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →