Where does “full-heartedly” come from?
full-heartedly (English) comes from English full-hearted, from English full, from Middle English fúl, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
full-heartedly (English): In a full-hearted manner
Definitions
- In a full-hearted manner
Ancestry of “full-heartedly”, step by step
full-heartedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English full-hearted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | full-hearted | Alternative form of fullhearted |
| 2 | English | full | Containing the maximum possible amount that can... |
| 3 | Middle English | fúl | very; much; to a great extent |
| 4 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |