Where does “voltooien” come from?

voltooien (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.

voltooien (Dutch): to complete

Definitions

  1. to complete

Ancestry of “voltooien”, step by step

voltooien 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 tooien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtooiento adorn, decorate
2Old Dutchtōien—
3Proto-Germanictawjanąto make, complete
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “voltooien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →