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Where does “fullsib” come from?

fullsib (English) comes 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.

fullsib (English): A full sibling

Definitions

  1. A full sibling

Ancestry of “fullsib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfullContaining the maximum possible amount that can...
2Middle Englishfúl—
3Old Englishfullfull, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →