Where does “fulfillment” come from?
Fulfillment derives from Middle English fulfillen, Old English fullfyllan, combining Old English full- with Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz and Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, ultimately from the root pleh₁-.
fulfillment (English): Alternative form of fulfilment
Definitions
- Alternative form of fulfilment
Ancestry of “fulfillment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fulfilment | The act of fulfilling; The state or quality of... |
| 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 “fulfillment”