Where does “fylla” come from?

fylla (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fylla (Faroese): to fill; to have a birthday

Definitions

  1. to fill; to have a birthday

Ancestry of “fylla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
2Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →