Where does “vollopen” come from?
vollopen (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.
vollopen (Dutch): to fill up
Ancestry of “vollopen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vol | full, replete |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vol | full; whole, complete |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fol | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |