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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

  1. Completely fed up; very upset

Ancestry of “gatvol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgatvolfed up; upset; unhappy
2Afrikaansvolfull; complete
3Dutchvolfull, replete
4Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
5Old Dutchfol—
6Proto-West Germanicfullfull
7Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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