Where does “vol” come from?
vol (Dutch) comes 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.
vol (Dutch): full, replete
Ancestry of “vol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | vol | full; whole, complete |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fol | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |