Where does “underfilling” come from?
underfilling (English) comes from English filling, from English fill, from Middle English fullen, from Old English fullian, from Old English full-, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz — to fill.
underfilling (English): The underneath structure of a building
Definitions
- The underneath structure of a building
Ancestry of “underfilling”, step by step
underfilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English filling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filling | present participle of fill; Of food, that... |
| 2 | English | fill | To occupy fully, to take up all of; To add... |
| 3 | Middle English | fullen | To fill; to make full |
| 4 | Old English | fullian | to fulfill, perfect |
| 5 | Old English | full- | full, fully, completely, entirely; very |
| 6 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |