Where does “Füllwort” come from?

Füllwort (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.

Füllwort (German): filler word

Definitions

  1. filler word

Ancestry of “Füllwort”, step by step

Füllwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Füllen

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

via German wôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →