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
- Capable of being fulfilled
Ancestry of “fulfillable”, step by step
fulfillable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fulfill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fulfill | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | fulfillen | to fulfill |
| 3 | Old English | fullfyllan | to fulfill, accomplish |
| 4 | Old English | fyllan | to fill; Alternative form of fiellan |
| 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 |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |