Where does “gatvol” come from?
gatvol (English) comes from Afrikaans gatvol, from Afrikaans vol, from Dutch vol, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
gatvol (English): Completely fed up; very upset
Definitions
- Completely fed up; very upset
Ancestry of “gatvol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | gatvol | fed up; upset; unhappy |
| 2 | Afrikaans | vol | full; complete |
| 3 | Dutch | vol | full, replete |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vol | full; whole, complete |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fol | — |
| 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 |