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Where does “infiller” come from?

infiller (English) comes from English infill, from English Fill, from Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

infiller (English): One who, or that which, fills in a gap

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, fills in a gap

Ancestry of “infiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfillTo fill in a space, hole or gap; To rededicate...
2EnglishFill—
3Middle Englishfillento fill
4Old Englishfyllanto fill; Alternative form of fiellan
5Proto-West Germanic*fullijan—
6Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
7Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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