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Where does “fulfillable” come from?

fulfillable (English) comes from English fulfill, from Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

fulfillable (English): Capable of being fulfilled

Definitions

  1. Capable of being fulfilled

Ancestry of “fulfillable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfulfillTo satisfy, carry out, bring to completion; To...
2Middle Englishfulfillento fulfill
3Old Englishfullfyllanto fulfill, accomplish
4Old Englishfyllanto fill; Alternative form of fiellan
5Proto-West Germanic*fullijan—
6Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
7Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fulfillable”

  • unfulfillable
  • unfulfillably
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