Where does “fylli” come from?
fylli (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fyllr, from Proto-Germanic fullį̄, from Proto-Indo-European plūno-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
fylli (Faroese): wealth
Ancestry of “fylli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fyllr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fullį̄ | fullness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plūno- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |