Where does “fulling” come from?
Fulling derives from Middle English -ing suffix applied to the verb full, from Latin fullo meaning a person who thickens cloth, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- meaning to swell or blow.
fulling (English): Baptism; present participle of full: To make...
Definitions
- Baptism; present participle of full: To make...
Ancestry of “fulling”, step by step
fulling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English fulling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fulling | — |
| 2 | Middle English | fullen | To fill; to make full |
| 3 | Old English | fullian | to fulfill, perfect |
| 4 | Old English | full- | full, fully, completely, entirely; very |
| 5 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |