Where does “volslank” come from?

volslank (Dutch) comes from German vollschlank, from German voll, from Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

volslank (Dutch): slender and curvaceous

Definitions

  1. slender and curvaceous

Ancestry of “volslank”, step by step

volslank traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German vollschlank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvollschlankplump, chubby
2Germanvollfull; filled; full; drunk
3Middle High Germanvol—
4Old High Germanfollfull
5Proto-West Germanicfullfull
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Dutch slank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslankslender, slim
2Middle Dutchslanc—
3Proto-GermanicslinkanąTo creep; crawl; slink
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleng-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Dutch vol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolfull, replete
2Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
3Old Dutchfolfull
4Proto-Germanic*full—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →