Where does “Volldampf” come from?

Volldampf (German) comes from German voll, from Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Volldampf (German): full steam

Definitions

  1. full steam

Ancestry of “Volldampf”, step by step

Volldampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German voll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvollfull; filled; full; drunk
2Middle High Germanvol—
3Old High Germanfollfull
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via German dampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandampfsingular imperative of dampfen; first-person...
2Middle High Germandampf—
3Old High Germandamphsteam
4Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
5Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →