Where does “waardevol” come from?

waardevol (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.

waardevol (Dutch): worthful; valuable

Definitions

  1. worthful; valuable

Ancestry of “waardevol”, step by step

waardevol 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 waarde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaardevalue, worth; moral value
2Middle Dutchwerthost; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##...
3Old Dutchwert—
4Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
5Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →
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