Where does “filling” come from?
Filling derives from Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan meaning to make full, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- meaning to fill or be full.
filling (English): present participle of fill; Of food, that...
Definitions
- present participle of fill; Of food, that...
Ancestry of “filling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fill | To occupy fully, to take up all of; To add... |
| 2 | Middle English | fullen | — |
| 3 | Old English | fullian | — |
| 4 | Old English | full- | full, fully, completely, entirely; very |
| 5 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “filling”