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Where does “voltooiing” come from?

voltooiing (Dutch) comes from Dutch voltooien, 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.

voltooiing (Dutch): accomplishment, completion

Definitions

  1. accomplishment, completion

Ancestry of “voltooiing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoltooiento complete
2Dutchvolfull, replete
3Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
4Old Dutchfol—
5Proto-West Germanicfullfull
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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