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

Definitions

  1. full, replete

Ancestry of “vol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vol”

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