Where does “überfüllen” come from?

überfüllen (German) comes 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.

überfüllen (German): to overfill, to overflow, to crowd excessively

Definitions

  1. to overfill, to overflow, to crowd excessively

Ancestry of “überfüllen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFüllenAlternative form of Fohlen
2Middle High Germanvülīn—
3Old High Germanfulīn—
4Proto-Germanicfulīną—
5Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
6Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young

Words derived from “überfüllen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →