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

Definitions

  1. wealth

Ancestry of “fylli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefyllrsea
2Proto-Germanicfullį̄fullness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplūno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plūno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullį̄ →