Where does “vreugdevol” come from?

vreugdevol (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.

vreugdevol (Dutch): happy, joyful

Definitions

  1. happy, joyful

Ancestry of “vreugdevol”, step by step

vreugdevol 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 vreugde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvreugdejoy
2Middle Dutchvreuchde—
3Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →