Where does “zakkenvullerij” come from?
zakkenvullerij (Dutch) comes from Dutch zakkenvullen, from Dutch vullen, from Middle Dutch vullen, from Old Dutch fullen, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
zakkenvullerij (Dutch): profiteering
Definitions
- profiteering
Ancestry of “zakkenvullerij”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zakkenvullen | to profiteer |
| 2 | Dutch | vullen | to fill |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vullen | to fill, to make full; to fulfill; to bring into... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fullen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fullijan | to fill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |