Where does “voltallig” come from?
voltallig (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.
voltallig (Dutch): complete, in full numbers, entire with all members of a class
Definitions
- complete, in full numbers, entire with all members of a class
Ancestry of “voltallig”, step by step
voltallig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vol | full, replete |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vol | full; whole, complete |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fol | full |
| 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 |
via Dutch tal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tal | numerous, many, lots; number |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tal | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *tal | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tal | number, amount |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |