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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): to complete what the stem refers to; Category...

Definitions

  1. to complete what the stem refers to; Category...

Ancestry of “vol-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vol-”

  • voltooien
  • voltooiing
  • voltooibaar
  • onvoltooibaar
  • voldoen
  • voldoening
  • volharden
  • volwassenheid
  • volwassen
  • voleindigen
  • volbrengen
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