Where does “fulfilling” come from?
Fulfilling comes from Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (to make full), combining Old English full- with Proto-Germanic fullijaną and fullaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- (to fill).
fulfilling (English): Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or...
Definitions
- Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or...
Ancestry of “fulfilling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “fulfilling”