Where does “Überfüllung” come from?

Überfüllung (German) comes from German überfüllen, from German Füllen, from Middle High German vülīn, from Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic fulīną, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

Überfüllung (German): overcrowding

Definitions

  1. overcrowding

Ancestry of “Überfüllung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüberfüllento overfill, to overflow, to crowd excessively
2GermanFüllenAlternative form of Fohlen
3Middle High Germanvülīn—
4Old High Germanfulīn—
5Proto-Germanicfulīną—
6Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
7Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →