Where does “volbouwen” come from?

volbouwen (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.

volbouwen (Dutch): to fully build, to build till completion

Definitions

  1. to fully build, to build till completion

Ancestry of “volbouwen”, step by step

volbouwen 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 bouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbouwento build, to construct; to cultivate, to till
2Middle Dutchbouwento build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,...
3Old Dutchbuwan—
4Proto-West Germanic*būan—
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →